British Forces

Clearing mines

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Royal Engineers search for mines near a knocked-out German Panther tank, near Villers Bocage, August 4, 1944. Villers-Bocage is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in Northern France. There was a significant battle there between the British and German forces on June 13, 1944 during the Battle of Normandy. Two weeks later the village was destroyed by 250 RAF heavy bombers...