Crocodiles of a Squadron, 141st Regt, R.A.C. (The Buffs)
Photograph: Crocodiles of a Squadron, 141st Regt, R. A. C. (The Buffs) Supporting the 1st Rifle Brigade in the Attack on St Joost, 21st January 1945. Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). A Churchill Crocodile flame-thrower tank burns an enemy position during the liberation of the Dutch town of St. Joost. A modified Churchill infantry tank, the Crocodile carried flame fuel in a towed trailer. Its weapon had an effective range of 100 yards. Crocodiles were usually employed in small detachments against strongly dug-in enemy infantry
Picture No
11109401
Media ID
48570502
Size
3000px x 2871px
(1.5MB)
Credit
©The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph
Date
1945
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