Shot Down and Burned Out Enemy Tanks in the Caen Combat Area, Documenting the Battle of Normandy (July 8, 1944)

This black and white photograph, taken on July 8, 1944, in the combat area of Caen (Im Kampfraum von Caen), depicts two military tanks in a wooded area. While the visual description suggests camouflaged tanks in a state of military readiness, the archival text specifies they are "shot down and burned out enemy tanks" (Abgeschossene und ausgebrannte feindliche Panzer), attributed to Kriegsberichter Zwirner/Atl. This image documents the devastating effects of battle during the Allied operations around Caen as part of the Battle of Normandy in World War II.