A Sherman Firefly working its way through very close country, Normandy, 1944
Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North West Europe, 1944.
A Sherman Firefly tank, armed with a powerful 17-pounder gun, advances through the thick 'bocage' country of Normandy. The latter made progress against entrenched German opposition extremely difficult.
From an album of 211 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-03-63-19-56
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-19-56