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Description Knocked-out Cromwell observation post tank, commanded by Captain Paddy Victory of 5th Royal Horse Artillery, 7th Armoured Division, in Villers-Bocage, 5 August 1944. Captain Victory had attempted to do a neutral turn to escape more quickly, however a loose large paving slab jammed the track and essentially immobilised the tank.[1]
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This photograph B 8633 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-29)
Author Mapham J (Sgt), No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit
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  1. ↑ Forty, George (2004) Villers Bocage, Battle Zone Normandy, Sutton Publishing, pp. p.66 ISBN: 0-75093-012-8.

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current08:44, 10 March 2012Thumbnail for version as of 08:44, 10 March 2012798 × 800 (108 KB)Rcbutcher (talk | contribs)replaced with new higher-resolution version from IWM
14:12, 17 December 2005Thumbnail for version as of 14:12, 17 December 2005350 × 327 (42 KB)John N. (talk | contribs)* Collection Title: WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION * Collection No.: 4700-29 * Description: Knocked-out Cromwell observation post tank, commanded by Captain Paddy Victory of 5th Royal Horse Artillery, 7th Armoured Division, in Villers-Boc

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