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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

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
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PzKpfw Tiger Ausf. B 'Tiger II'   Main article  Photos  
Normandy Campaign, Phase 1   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 791 x 390 pixels
Photos on Same Day 25 Jul 1944
Photos at Same Place Cagny, Basse-Normandie, France
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  This work is believed to be in the public domain.

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