German heavy tank Pz Kpfw VI Tiger I №121 from the 101st SS Heavy Tank Battalion, which was destroyed by Allied Air Force aircraft in the Battle of Villers-Bocage, Normandy, shortly after the famous battle when several Pz Kpfw VI Tiger I heavy tanks crushed a British armored column, and one tank of crew under command of Michael Wittmann destroyed 11 tanks, two anti-tank guns and 13 armored personnel carriers.
Invasion of Normandy, Battle of France, Western Front of the Second World War in Europe.
Destroyed Tiger I heavy tank in Villers-Bocage, Normandy.
Photography Location: Villers-Bocage, Normandy, France
Time of photo taken: June 1944