A Tiger II tank of German 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion wrecked after being rammed by a Sherman tank driven by Lieutenant John Reginald Gorman of British 2nd Armoured Irish Guards on 18 Jul 1944, with most of the German crew captured, Cagny, France, circa late Jul 1944

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Caption     A Tiger II tank of German 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion wrecked after being rammed by a Sherman tank driven by Lieutenant John Reginald Gorman of British 2nd Armoured Irish Guards on 18 Jul 1944, with most of the German crew captured, Cagny, France, circa late Jul 1944 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Cagny, Basse-Normandie, France
Date 25 Jul 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Photos on Same Day 25 Jul 1944
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 791 x 390 pixels



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