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title: Abandoned Tank, Sword Beach
author: Mapham, James (Sergeant) - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18979/abandoned-tank-sword-beach/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-05-21
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# Abandoned Tank, Sword Beach

_Authored by Mapham, James (Sergeant) - Imperial War Museums_

## Image File

[![Abandoned Tank, Sword Beach](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18979.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18979.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph of an abandoned British flail tank on [Sword Beach](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sword_Beach/) during the [D-Day](https://www.worldhistory.org/D-Day/) [Normandy Landings](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/243/the-normandy-landings/) of 6 June 1944. (Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, M. J. (. -. I. W. (2024, May 21). Abandoned Tank, Sword Beach. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18979/abandoned-tank-sword-beach/>
### Chicago
Museums, Mapham, James (Sergeant) - Imperial War. "Abandoned Tank, Sword Beach." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 21, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18979/abandoned-tank-sword-beach/>.
### MLA
Museums, Mapham, James (Sergeant) - Imperial War. "Abandoned Tank, Sword Beach." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 May 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18979/abandoned-tank-sword-beach/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205205836) by **Mapham, James (Sergeant) - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 21 May 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.