File:King Tiger rammed.jpg

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English: A King Tiger of the 503rd heavy tank battalion, after it has been rammed by a British Sherman commanded by Lieutenant John Gorman of the 2nd Armoured Irish Guards, Guards Armoured Division during Operation Goodwood. Gorman and his crew then captured most of the Tiger's crew. The event took place on 18 July 1944 to the west of Cagny, Normandy, France.
Date late July 1944
Source Dunphie, Christopher (2005) The Pendulum of Battle: Operation Goodwood - July 1944, p. 125; Daglish, Ian (2005) Over the Battlefield Operation Goodwood, p. 178. Original source goes uncredited by both authors however Daglish notes that the photograph is held in the collection of Philippe Wirton.
Author Unknown, uncredited by both authors
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