Close-up of the decoration on a damaged tank, France, June 1944
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Photograph. Side of tank has wire welded into inscription: "Vive la France" and painted British and French flags. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "From the tank battle at Villers-Bocage on 6/14/44. Inscription and flags on the turret of an English tank destroyed in front of the city. Area of Caen, 17/6/44." Caen, France. 17 June 1944
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06/17/1944
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
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Normandie
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Tanks (Military science)--French--France