Tiger I photo - Arras?

Came across this photo of a Tiger I on Google. It is meant to be tank 304 of 101st SS, knocked out by Canadian Armour next Falaise.

However, the structure on the right side of the road interested me; it is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery and I believe it to be Arras Road Cemetery, Roclincourt. The main road is wider now and I couldn't get a shot of the same angle, but it does appear to be correct.

Your comments welcome!

Wartime photo:


Source:

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Cemetery:

 

Funny you posted that Paul, I saw it today on the Axis forum on a thread about 'Pictures from Falaise'.

It does look a bit to open (No hedges) for the falaise/normandy area and the straight roads lined with trees has a northern France feel to it.

Cheers
Andy

 

Thanks Andy - maybe that's where Google found it, although it shows the image location as Imageshack. Can you post a link to the thread from the Axis forum?

 

Be Right Back

 

Here we go:
Axis History Forum &bull; View topic - Photos of vehicles in the Falaise gap

Reading the caption it appears the poster suspects it not there either.

20 something pages of some rather good pics. But the credit goes to Mr James for sending me the link today

A Q for the tankies on here. Is that a cleaning rod stuck down the barrel?

Cheers
Andy

 

It is The Somme. I was given the actual location and have it stored safely (somewhere!) but I remember it as Vimy Ridge

 

Paul,

An interesting subject, I found this on the same theme (ish) a downed Heinkel:

Sightseers gather as RAF officers inspect crashed Heinkel 111H, 'V4-DT', of 9/KG1, which crash-landed near Albert. This was one of seven aircraft belonging to III/KG1 which were shot down by Hawker Hurricanes of Nos. 85 and 607 Squadrons RAF on the afternoon of 10 May 1940. The crew surrendered to the unarmed keeper of a British Great War military cemetery nearby.

 

A Q for the tankies on here. Is that a cleaning rod stuck down the barrel?

Cheers
Andy

 

Michael (Kenny) has had a considerable input into the thread on Axis History , it presents an excellent photo and comments archiv on the line of the German retreat and what littered their withdrawl.

 

The thing I recall the most was the death stench........ Mile after mile. thousands of dead men and animals.
Walk on the dead!
Sapper

 

Drew -

that "cleaning rod " down the barrel of that Tiger looks more like a small building / barn in the distance - you might note that it is just fractionally off centre - just a thought -

we only cleaned our guns at the end of the day - quietly - not when the mustard was hitting the punkah...
Cheers

 

It is The Somme. I was given the actual location and have it stored safely (somewhere!) but I remember it as Vimy Ridge


Thanks - Arras Road Cemetery is not on the Somme (it is in the Pas de Calais), but it is just over a mile from Vimy (which is also in the Pas de Calais, not Somme).

Owen - the entrance to this cemetery has changed due to the road widening.

 

Thanks - Arras Road Cemetery is not on the Somme (it is in the Pas de Calais), but it is just over a mile from Vimy (which is also in the Pas de Calais, not Somme).



Well my poor geographic skills will not change the fact it is near Vimy Ridge. That much is certain because I have had contact with someone who took a photo of said Tiger in 1945. He gave the precise location (which I still can not find) Vimmy it is-wherever Vimmy is!

 

Cleaning rod anyone ?

 

I go along with Tom, the 'cleaning rod' it looks to be a hedge or roof of building in the distance

 

Sos Tom and thanks for the reply.

I wondered if someone had stuffed it down after the event or its something else that has been stuck in to disable the gun.

Cheers
Andy

 

Here is a picture of the monument at Vimy
Ridge