'Tony Streat, examining the defences of the Radar Station', Normandy, 1944.
Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North West Europe, 1944.
In this image Lieutenant Streat of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry, is examining one of the fortified defensive walls which are part of a German radar station at Douvres in Normandy, which had been captured on 17 June 1944. Some damage is evident, perhaps as a result of the attack.
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. 1975-03-63-18-51
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-18-51