080000 Accession Number: 080000

Description

BATTLE OF EGYPT. 1942-11. A GERMAN PANZERKAMPFWAGEN III AUSF H MEDIUM TANK BLAZING FURIOUSLY AFTER A DIRECT HIT EARLY IN THE BATTLE. THE H MODEL OF THIS MEDIUM WAS ARMED WITH A 50MM MAIN GUN ARMAMENT.

Details

Accession Number

080000

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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