British Cromwell tank of Captain Paddy Victory, destroyed in Willer-Bocage

British Cromwell tank of Captain Paddy Victory, destroyed in Willer-Bocage

Mar 22, 2019 #english
Cromwell tank

 

Battle of France: British Mk VIII Cromwell tank number T187749 under command of Captain Paddy Victory shot down by Nazis in Willer-Bocage.

The Cromwell tank belonged to the 7th British Armored Division, was destroyed by the German “Tiger I” heavy tank of SS Hauptsturmführer Michael Wittmann.



Source of Cromwell tank photo information:

  1. www.bild.bundesarchiv.de




Location: Villers-Bocage, France
Photo date: June 16, 1944
Author photo: Arthur Grimm

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