One of the German Panzerkampfwagen III AUSF G medium tanks which was destroyed during the attack ...

Accession Number 020606
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Place made Libya: Tobruk, North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk
Date made 14 September 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

One of the German Panzerkampfwagen III AUSF G medium tanks which was destroyed during the attack on the eastern perimeter during the April 1941 Tobruk Battle. The officer with the field glasses is NX378 Lieutenant Colonel John Wilson Crawford, Commanding Officer, 2/17th Infantry Battalion. On his right is TX2003 Major Stephen Tanner Hodgman.