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