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A Sherman tank crew from 27th Armoured Brigade with a German swastika flag they captured during the attack on Caen, Normandy, 10 July 1944. B6904

A Sherman tank crew from 27th Armoured Brigade with a German swastika ...

A Sherman tank crew from 27th Armoured Brigade with a German swastika flag they captured during the attack on Caen, Normandy, 10 July 1944. Sherman tank crewmen L/Cpl S James and Sgt H Coe of 27th Armoured Brig... More

British Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 B8784

British Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 B8784

British Tanks in Nw Europe 1944-45 French children bring out milk and cider to Churchill tank crews waiting for the attack on Mont Pincon, 7 August 1944.

Firefly burned out - A man sitting on top of a tank in a field

Firefly burned out - A man sitting on top of a tank in a field

A GI inspects a British Sherman Firefly which has suffered a penetrating hit to its frontal armour and burned out, Normandy.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 B6140

The British Army in Normandy 1944 B6140

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Men of the Durham Light Infantry, 49th (West Riding) Division inspect a knocked-out German Tiger tank during Operation 'Epsom', 28 June 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 B6169

The British Army in Normandy 1944 A Sherman tank of the East Riding Yeomanry, 27th Armoured Brigade, advances through a gap in a hedge, 28 June 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 B6170

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Sherman tanks of the East Riding Yeomanry, 27th Armoured Brigade go forward, 28 June 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 B6371

The British Army in Normandy 1944 B6371

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Sherman dozer tank, 4 July 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 B7517

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Sherman tanks of the Staffordshire Yeomanry, 27th Armoured Brigade, carrying infantry from 3rd Division, move up at the start of Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 B7519

The British Army in Normandy 1944 B7519

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Sherman tanks carry infantry forward for the start of Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 B7555

The British Army in Normandy 1944 B7555

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Sherman tanks of the Staffordshire Yeomanry, 27th Armoured Brigade, carrying infantry from 3rd Division, move up at the start of Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 B7558

The British Army in Normandy 1944 B7558

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Sherman tanks carrying infantry move forward during Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 B8565

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks carrying infantry advance towards St Pierre Tarentaine, 3 August 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 B8568

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks carrying infantry advance towards St Pierre Tarentaine, 3 August 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 B8569

The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks carrying infantry advance towards St Pierre Tarentaine, 3 August 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5124

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5124

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Crusader AA Mk III tank, 'Skyraker' (aka 'The Princess') of 22nd Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division, leads a column of Stuart tanks moving off from the beaches.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5267

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5267

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman tanks driving through Douvres-la-Délivrande, 8 June 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5268

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman tanks driving through Douvres-la Delivrande, 8 June 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5345

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 'Balaclava', a Sherman tank from regimental HQ of 13th/18th Royal Hussars shooting up German troops using crashed Horsa gliders as cover near Ranville, 10 June 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5348

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5348

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Sherman tank of 13th/18th Royal Hussars in action against German troops using crashed Horsa gliders as cover near Ranville, 10 June 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5375

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Officers inspect a German Mk IV tank knocked out by the Durham Light Infantry, 11 June 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5386

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Infantry and Sherman tanks advance through Reviers, 11 June 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5416

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman tank of 24th Lancers, 8th Armoured Brigade, near St Leger, 11 June 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7510

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman tanks carrying infantry wait for the order to advance at the start of Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7518

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7518

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman tanks of the Staffordshire Yeomanry, 27th Armoured Brigade, carrying infantry from 3rd Division, move up at the start of Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7521

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7521

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman tanks caryying infantry, a Sherman Crab flail tank, and an ambulance halftrack assemble at the start of Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7524

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7524

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman tanks of 23rd Hussars, 11th Armoured Division, make their way across open ground in front of the factory chimneys at Colombelles steelworks during Operatio... More

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7535

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7535

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Cromwell tanks of 2nd Troop, C Squadron, 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry, 11th Armoured Division, assembled for Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7538

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7538

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A tank commander talks to infantry on his Sherman Crab flail tank at the start of Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7543

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7543

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman tanks and a Sherman Firefly move through Escoville during Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7557

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman Firefly carrying infantry during Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7560

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Stuart tanks moving up towards Escoville during Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7562

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7562

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Cromwell tanks of 2nd (Armoured Reconnaissance) Battalion, Welsh Guards, moving up towards Escoville during Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7608

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7608

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Hanging out the washing on a Churchill tank of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, 17 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7636

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7636

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill tanks of 7th Troop, 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, 17 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7637

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7637

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill tanks of 7th Troop, 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, 17 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7638

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7638

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill tanks of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, 17 July 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7641

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill tanks of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, 17 July 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7654

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Carriers and a Sherman observation tank of an artillery headquarters unit moving up to cross the Orne river during Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7740

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7740

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Cromwell tanks of 2nd (Armoured) Welsh Guards, the armoured reconnaissance regiment of Guards Armoured Division, south east of Caen, 19 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7760

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7760

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Sherman tank passes a wrecked German Mk IV near Cagny during Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7969

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B7969

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Sherman tank crosses 'Winston Bridge', a Bailey bridge built over the River Orne for the 'Goodwood' offensive, 24 July 1944

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8199

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8199

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Universal and Loyd carriers towing 6-pdr anti-tank guns of 46th Infantry Brigade, 15th (Scottish Division) during Operation 'Bluecoat', the offensive south-east of... More

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8275

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8275

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Stuart and a column of Sherman tanks of 2nd Irish Guards, Guards Armoured Division, move across country during the advance south of Caumont, 31 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8276

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8276

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A column of Sherman tanks of 2nd Irish Guards, Guards Armoured Division, move across country during the advance south of Caumont, 31 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8292

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8292

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Sherman tank and Loyd carriers towing 6-pdr anti-tank guns in St Martin-des-Besaces, 31 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8371

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8371

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Sherman Firefly passes a scout car crew during the advance towards Aunay-sur-Odon, 31 July 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8540

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8540

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Instructors at a 59th Division school for potential NCOs at Vienne-en-Bessin demonstrate various German anti-tank weapons, including a Panzerschreck, two types of ... More

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8553

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8553

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Churchill tank carrying infantry of the Royal Scots Fusiliers passes a destroyed German Mk IV tank in Le Tourneur, 3 August 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8566

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill tanks carrying Royal Scots Fusiliers during the advance on St Pierre-Tarentaine, 3 August 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8573

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Royal Engineers search for mines near a knocked out German Panther tank, near Villers Bocage, 4 August 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8599

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman tanks pass a column of Churchills as they advance towards Vassy, 4 August 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8601

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman tanks and Bren carriers on the road to Montchamp during the advance towards Vassy, 4 August 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8774

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill AVREs moving up through Vaucelles, 7 August 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B8947

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Troops inspect a knocked out King Tiger tank in Le Plessis-Grimoult, 10 August 1944. (Porsche turret).

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9045

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 The crew of an M10 Wolverine tank destroyer check the bearings on the idler wheel axle, 12 August 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9093

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A disabled Sherman tank being unloaded from the back of a Scammell tank transporter, 13 August 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9151

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Cromwell tank raises a cloud of dust as it advances through a village, 14 August 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9154

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9154

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 The commander of a Churchill tank of 6th Guards Tank Brigade, 14 August 1944. Note the extra armour added to the rear of his cupola for increased protection against snipers.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9187

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9187

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Men of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry resting next to a Sherman tank of 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, 15 August 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9231

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9231

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Cromwell tank of 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry, 11th Armoured Division, driving through Vassy, 15th August 1944. 11th Armoured was making good progress at this t... More

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9331

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9331

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Challenger tank and Cromwells of 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry, 11th Armoured Division, passing through Flers, 17 August 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9362

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Cromwell tank crews of 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry, 11th Armoured Division, with local inhabitants during the drive to Lesdeux, 18 August 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9538

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9538

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A Sherman tank crew, smoking a variety of pipes, awaits the order to advance near Argentan, 21 August 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9682

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B9682

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Churchill Crocodile, 25 August 1944.

Challenger and Cromwell tanks Flers Aug 1944 IWM B 9331

Challenger and Cromwell tanks Flers Aug 1944 IWM B 9331

Challenger tank (foreground) and Cromwell tanks (background) of 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry, 11th Armoured Division, passing through Flers, France.

Churchill tankers Operation Epsom June 1944 B 6113

Churchill tankers Operation Epsom June 1944 B 6113

Tank and infantry officers confer on a Churchill tank of 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 31st Tank Brigade, during Operation 'Epsom'.

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IWM-BU-1381-Ram-Kangaroo-Blerick-19441203

The British army in North-west Europe 1944-45. Ram Kangaroo armoured personnel carrier during the assault by 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division in Blerick in the Netherlands. Nederlands: Het Britse leger in ... More

Loading 17 pounder rounds into Sherman Firefly 1944 IWM B 8793

Loading 17 pounder rounds into Sherman Firefly 1944 IWM B 8793

A Sherman Firefly crew of 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry load ammunition for the 17-pounder gun into their vehicle before the start of Operation 'Totalise'.

Loading ammunition into Churchill tank Normandy 17-07-1944 IWM B 7619

Loading ammunition into Churchill tank Normandy 17-07-1944 IWM B 7619

Lt J Fathergill, CO of 'B' Squadron, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, assists his gunner loading ammunition for the 75-mm gun into the turret of his Churchill tank.

Moving towards inland from Gold Beach

Moving towards inland from Gold Beach

IWM caption : THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944. A Cromwell tank leads a column of armour from 4th County of London Yeomanry, 7th Armoured Division inland from Gold Beach.

Rastingtractable, Imperial War Museum

Rastingtractable, Imperial War Museum

THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944. Men of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry resting next to a Sherman tank of 3rd Royal Tank Regiment. (Probably M4A4 Sherman VC Firefly, considering turret coun... More

Sherman tanks moving forward near Lebisey Wood

Sherman tanks moving forward near Lebisey Wood

British Sherman tanks, moving forward near Lebisey Wood for the assault on Caen, pass another tank and crew waiting for the order to advance.

Sherman tanks passing through Bayeux

Sherman tanks passing through Bayeux

The Battle for Normandy: Sherman tanks of British 30th Corps passing through Bayeux, liberated by the British 50th Infantry.

Tanksgoodwood, Imperial War Museum

Tanksgoodwood, Imperial War Museum

IWM caption : THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944. Sherman tanks carrying infantry wait for the order to advance at the start of Operation 'Goodwood'.