Knocked-out Panther tank, destroyed by an infantry PIAT at Bretteville-en-Orguilleuse, 1944

Photograph by Major W H J, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945), 1944.

Although the Projector Infantry Anti-Tank (PIAT) had its drawbacks such as the difficulty in cocking the weapon in a confined space and a maximum range of only 100 metres (109 yards), it was capable of penetrating any German tank armour, including the fearsome Panther heavy tank.

From an album containing 210 photographs compiled by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).