Burnt out 6 pdr Anti-tank from 1st Rifle Brigade at Pt 213
Burnt out Half Track at Pt 213
Villers-Bocage Commemoration Special Page
The following pictures show the aftermath of the battle on 13th June 1944 from pictures taken by the Germans after the battle. To read more about the actual engagement please go to the Engagement 1944 page. Place your mouse over the picture to read more and click on them for larger versions,
Wrecked British Vehicles at Point 213. Note many of them have their stowage bins open following ransacking by the Germans.
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Burnt out 6 pdr Anti-tank from 1st Rifle Brigade at Pt 213 |
Burnt out Half Track at Pt 213 |
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| Abandoned Bren Gun Carrier at Pt 213. Note .50 Cal Browning mounted on it | Sdkfz251 pasing abandoned M5 Half Track at Pt 213 |
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| Abandoned Cromwells from A Squadron 4 CLY at Pt213 | Another abandoned 4 CLY Cromwell |
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| Germans inspecting a Sherman Firefly of A Squadron 4 CLY | OP Cromwell of Capt Dunlop K BTY 5 RHA at Pt 213 |
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| Wreck vehicles and 6 pdr of 1st Rifle Brigade at Pt 213 | Germans inspecting a Stuart from the Recce Troop just outside Villers-Bocage |
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| German driving off CS Cromwell of 4 CLY from Pt 213 | Abandoned Cromwells in woodland at Pt 213 |
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British and German vehicles inside Villers-Bocage
| Main Street of Villers-Bocage with OP Sherman 5 RHA | OP Sherman Major D Wells K BTY 5RHA. Note wooden 75mm gun in front of the tank. Unlike the Cromwell OPs Shermans had their gun removed to make more room for radio equipment. |
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| Wrecked Tigers and Panzer IV in the town | Tiger knocked out by 1/7th Queens in the town |
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| Wrecked OP Cromwell of Captain Victory K BTY 5 RHA in the town | Cromwell of RSM Holloway RHQ 4 CLY in Villers-Bocage |
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First World War Memorial in Villers-Bocage before an after its liberation
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| Before the battle | After liberation. Note TT sign of 50th Northumberland Division painted on it. |
Other pictures
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II Kompanie, 101 SS Panzer on their way to Normandy. Tank 205 is reported to be that of Michael Wittman |
Men captured at Villers-Bocage on their way to captivity |
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The Memorial to the men of the Division in Villiers-Bocage.
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| Villers-Bocage Memorial. This used to be located in the town square, but has now been located the Eastern outskirts near where the Sharpshooter's Recce unit was attacked, between the town and Pt 213 | Plaque on the Villers-Bocage Memorial. It carries the Regimental badges of The Royal Horse Artillery, The Queen's Royal Regiment, The Rifle Brigade, 4th County of London Yeomanry, as well as the Divisional Jerboa Badge and the Stag's Head of 22nd Armoured Brigade. |
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