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'"A" Squadron Leader's tank in the woods at Douvres.', Normandy, 1944

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North West Europe, 1944.

This Sherman tank, commanded by Major Oliver Woods MC, was part of 'A' Squadron 3rd County of London Yeomanry, which was tasked with capturing a German radar station at Douvres, following the regiment's landing at Normandy on 7 June 1944.

From a photograph album containing 210 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1944.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1975-03-63-18-49

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-18-49