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Picture No 10219808
Date 1944
Description Tank Battle in Villers Bocage, France 1944
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Battle between German Tiger tanks and British tanks and infantry in the village of Villers Bocage, Normandy, June 1944. A British tank (on left), which might be a Cromwell or Sherman, is shown knocking out one German Tiger (centre) by shooting through a hole in the corner house. Another Tiger tank (right) is coming under fire from British machine guns and PIAT's, some of whom can be seen extreme right. This illustration was drawn by Captain Bryan de Grineau, The Illustrated London New's artist, from a description given to him by an eye-witness, Mr. Tom Treanor of the 'Los Angeles Times'.
Source Illustration by Captain Bryan de Grineau in ‘The Illustrated London News’, 1 July 1944 pages 14-15
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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