The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
WESTERN DESERT. THE CREW OF A BRITISH MATILDA TANK CAPTURED AND USED BY THE GERMANS SURRENDER TO NEW ZEALANDERS AFTER THEIR TANK HAS BEEN PUT OUT OF ACTION BY THE ANTI-TANK GUN (SEE 10861). THE VERY WARLIKE LOOKING CHAP WITH HIS BACK TO THE TANK AND HOLDING HIS GUN AT THE READY IS THE COOK OF AN AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE UNIT WHO GOT MIXED UP WITH THE NEW ZEALANDERS DURING THE GENERAL MELEE OF THE TANK BATTLE. DURING THE BATTLE THE GERMANS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SMASH THROUGH THE NEW ZEALAND LINES, BUT WERE REPULSED BY THE ANTI-TANK UNIT EVERY TIME.
WESTERN DESERT. THE GERMAN CREW OF A CAPTURED BRITISH MATILDA TANK SURRENDER TO NEW ZEALANDERS AFTER THEIR TANK HAD BEEN PUT OUT OF ACTION BY THE ANTI-TANK GUN (SEE 10861). THE VERY WARLIKE LOOKING C
WESTERN DESERT. CREW OF A GERMAN TANK SURRENDER TO NEW ZEALANDERS AFTER THEIR TANK HAD BEEN PUT OUT OF ACTION BY THE ANTI-TANK GUN (SEE 10861). THE VERY WARLIKE LOOKING CHAP WITH HIS BACK TO THE TANK
Western Desert. A New Zealand soldier searches a German after his tank was put out of action by an anti-tank gun. The tank in the backgound is a Matilda II which was captured by Germans forces and the
WESTERN DESERT. NEW ZEALANDERS WITH ANTI-TANK GUN IN ACTION AGAINST GERMAN ARMOURED FORCES. AT THIS STAGE THEY HAD THREE GERMAN TANKS TO DEAL WITH SIMULTANEOUSLY AND SUCCEEDED IN DISABLING THEM ALL.
WESTERN DESERT. WHEN NEW ZEALANDERS CAPTURED A TANK FROM THE GERMANS, SOME OF THE GERMAN CREW WERE BADLY WOUNDED DURING THE ACTION. MEN OF THE NEW ZEALAND INFANTRY WENT OUT UNDER FIRE TO BRING THEM
WESTERN DESERT. WHEN NEW ZEALANDERS CAPTURED A TANK FROM THE GERMANS, SOME OF THE GERMAN CREW WERE BADLY WOUNDED DURING THE ACTION. MEN OF THE NEW ZEALAND INFANTRY WENT OUT UNDER FIRE TO BRING THEM
