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A January 1941 photograph showing a British Matilda tank with a captured Italian flag and its way to Tobruk. The attack on Tobruk was part of Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45).
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Original image by Unknown Photographer. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 30 July 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Photographer, U. (2024, July 30). British Matilda Tank with Captured Italian Flag. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19286/british-matilda-tank-with-captured-italian-flag/
Chicago Style
Photographer, Unknown. "British Matilda Tank with Captured Italian Flag." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 30, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19286/british-matilda-tank-with-captured-italian-flag/.
MLA Style
Photographer, Unknown. "British Matilda Tank with Captured Italian Flag." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Jul 2024. Web. 22 Feb 2025.
