British Cromwell tank № T187608, destroyed in Villers-Bocage

British Cromwell tank № T187608, destroyed in Villers-Bocage

Mar 19, 2019 #english
Cromwell tank

 

Battle of Villers-Bocage: British Cromwell tank (VIII Cromwell) No. T187608 of Sergeant Gerald Holloway, destroyed in Villers-Bocage.
VIII Cromwell tank belonged to the 7th British Armored Division. It was destroyed by the German “Tiger I” heavy tank under the command of the SS-Hauptsturmführer Michael Wittmann.


Source of Cromwell tank photo information:

  1. www.bild.bundesarchiv.de




Location: Villers-Bocage, France
Image Date: June 16, 1944
Photo by Zwirner

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