010849 Accession Number: 010849

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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 IN FOR TREATMENT. THE TANK WAS A BRITISH MATILDA THAT HAD BEEN CAPTURED AND USED BY THE GERMANS (SEE 010860, 010861.)

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Accession Number
010849
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c November 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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