Destroyed English 7.62 cm Anti-Tank Gun in the Caen Battle Area, Normandy Campaign, June 1944 (Photograph by Kriegsberichter Siedel)

This black and white photograph, taken by war correspondent Siedel (Kriegsberichter Siedel) and distributed by Weltbild on June 29, 1944, depicts a heavy English 7.62 cm anti-tank gun (Pak) and artillery shells in a state of disuse in the Caen battle area (Im Kampfraum Caen). Archival text confirms the weapon was destroyed by German tanks (von deutschen Panzern vernichtet wurde). The image captures the field gun and ammunition against a backdrop of grass, foliage, and a fence. The scene serves as a stark historical record of the destructive power and desolation of the fighting during the Normandy campaign of World War II.