In one of the battle areas of Italy a British anti-tank gun crew slopped this German 75mm. gun in its tracks, and its German crew left it to be "written off." Later, Allied engineers found it to be in good condition and it was driven away to the British lines for use against the enemy.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 121, 18 November 1943, Page 5
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55In one of the battle areas of Italy a British anti-tank gun crew slopped this German 75mm. gun in its tracks, and its German crew left it to be "written off." Later, Allied engineers found it to be in good condition and it was driven away to the British lines for use against the enemy. Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 121, 18 November 1943, Page 5
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