Column of five tanks, France, July 1942

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Photograph. Column of five captured French tanks on French street. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "A 'Second Front' in the West. With treads clanking and rattling, the tanks of the Luftwaffe roll through the streets of a French city. France, 23/7/42." France. 23 July 1942

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07/23/1942
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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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Tanks (Military science)--German--Europe