020885 Accession Number: 020885

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Two fast Cruiser Mk IV tanks of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment speeding across the sands in the Tobruk area in operations in support of the Tobruk Garrison.

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Accession Number
020885
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
8 October 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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