British Matilda Tank with Captured Italian Flag

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Mark Cartwright
by Unknown Photographer
published on 30 July 2024
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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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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/

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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/.

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Photographer, Unknown. "British Matilda Tank with Captured Italian Flag." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Jul 2024. Web. 30 Oct 2024.

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