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| German Panzer VI/Tiger I tanks passing burning buildings during the Battle of Kursk in Orel (Oryol), Russia, mid-Jul 1943 | One of the 20mm Oerlikon cannon tubs aboard USS Iowa, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943 |
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| One of the 20mm Oerlikon cannon tubs aboard USS Iowa, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943 | Starboard side amidships view of USS Iowa, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943 |
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| Two 20mm Oerlikon mounts atop turret No. 2 of USS Iowa, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943 | USS Iowa at the New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943; note carrier in background |
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| USS Iowa off New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943 | USS Iowa with smaller boats off New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943 |
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| View from atop turret No. 2 of USS Iowa, looking forward, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943 | View of Bofors cluster aboard USS Iowa, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943 |
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| View of turret No. 2 and surrounding 20mm Oerlikon mounts aboard USS Iowa, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943 | View of USS Iowa's superstructure, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 9 Jul 1943 |
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| Crew of a German Tiger I heavy tank resting beside a road during Battle of Kursk, Russia, Jul 1943, photo 1 of 2 | Crew of a German Tiger I heavy tank resting beside a road during Battle of Kursk, Russia, Jul 1943, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Crew of M4 Sherman tank 'Eternity' checking the tank after landing at Red Beach 2, Sicily, 10 Jul 1943 | George Patton at a beach in Sicily, Italy, 10 Jul 1943 |
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| German Panzer III crew of 2nd SS Panzer Division 'Das Reich' resting near Belgorod, Russia, Jul 1943 | German soldiers of SS-Panzer Grenadier Division 'Das Reich' advance through the southern Voronezh Front during Battle of Kursk, Jul 1943; note Panzer VI/Tiger I tank |
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| Horsa glider on its nose after landing near Syracuse, Sicily, 10 Jul1943 | Landing scene on Red Beach at Gela, Sicily, 10 Jul 1943; note LCI(L)-220 at left, a LCM from USS Bellatrix, two LCVPs, and a jeep |
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