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German soldier inspects a damaged tank in France, 1940

Headline:

German soldier inspects a damaged tank in France, 1940

Image text:

A sergeant of the Wehrmacht assesses the effectiveness of hits of the German anti-tank gun. The French tank is an old FT-17, which was used in the First World War. The maximum 16 mm thick armor itself is no longer an obstacle for the weak German 3.7-cm Pak.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

25.05.1940

Location:

France

Image ID:

00466716

Dimensions:

4959px x 3648px

Usage:

No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo

Copyright Notice:

Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

Collection:

Historical archives

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Keywords:

2nd World War Second World War armor plate main battle tank war unrest conflicts historical 2nd world war Army FT 17 Fall Gelb French WW2 WWII army campaign in France destroyed military shot soldier soldiers tank tanks troops western campaign western front

Headline:

German soldier inspects a damaged tank in France, 1940

Date:

25.05.1940

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00466716