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English: A King Tiger of the 503rd heavy tank battalion, after it has been rammed by a British Sherman commanded by Lieutenant John Gorman of the 2nd Armoured Irish Guards, Guards Armoured Division during Operation Goodwood. Gorman and his crew then captured most of the Tiger's crew. The event took place on 18 July 1944 to the west of Cagny, Normandy, France.
Date late July 1944
Source Dunphie, Christopher (2005) The Pendulum of Battle: Operation Goodwood - July 1944, p. 125; Daglish, Ian (2005) Over the Battlefield Operation Goodwood, p. 178. Original source goes uncredited by both authors however Daglish notes that the photograph is held in the collection of Philippe Wirton.
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English: A King Tiger of the 503rd heavy tank battalion, after it has been rammed by a British Sherman commanded by Lieutenant John Gorman of the 2nd Armoured Irish Guards, Guards Armoured Division during Operation Goodwood. Gorman and his crew then captured most of the Tiger's crew. The event took place on 18 July 1944 to the west of Cagny, Normandy, France.
Date late July 1944
Source Dunphie, Christopher (2005) The Pendulum of Battle: Operation Goodwood - July 1944, p. 125; Daglish, Ian (2005) Over the Battlefield Operation Goodwood, p. 178. Original source goes uncredited by both authors however Daglish notes that the photograph is held in the collection of Philippe Wirton.
Author Unknown, uncredited by both authors
Public domain
This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1974; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
More information.

See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.

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