Cromwell tank being recovered

A Cromwell ARV comes to the rescue of a bogged Cromwell from 1st RTR, near Echt, Holland, during Operation Blackcock - January 1945.
The crew of the stricken tank have used white bed sheets for camouflage.

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Cromwell tank advancing across a snowy landscape

A Cromwell from 1st RTR, 22nd Armoured Brigade, supporting the assault on Susteren,
#OTD 17th January 1945.

1st RTR lost 7 tanks during the heavy fighting.

IWM B 13745
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