7th August in wartime Northern Ireland

On 7th August 1942, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed American M3 Lee Medium Tanks near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim as they took part in Exercise Defiance.

A squadron of M3 Lee Medium Tanks of a United States Army Armored Division crossing fields as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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A squadron of M3 Lee Medium Tanks of a United States Army Armored Division crossing fields as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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An M3 Lee Medium Tank of a United States Army Armored Division crosses hedgerows and obstacles as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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A number of M3 Lee Medium Tanks of a United States Army Armored Division cross hedgerows and obstacles as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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An M3 Lee Medium Tank of a United States Army Armored Division crosses hedgerows and obstacles as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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An M3 Lee Medium Tank of a United States Army Armored Division crosses hedgerows and obstacles as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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Crews in M3 Lee Medium Tanks of a United States Army Armored Division await orders for moving out as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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Crews in M3 Lee Medium Tanks of a United States Army Armored Division await orders for moving out as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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Cattle grazing in a field as M3 Lee Medium Tanks of a United States Army Armored Division roll by as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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A crews in an M3 Lee Medium Tank of a United States Army Armored Division takes cover beneath a tree as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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An M3 Lee Medium Tank of a United States Army Armored Division crosses rolls of barbed wire and obstacles as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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An M3 Lee Medium Tank of a United States Army Armored Division crosses rolls of barbed wire and obstacles as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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A squadron of M3 Lee Medium Tanks of a United States Army Armored Division crossing fields as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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A squadron of M3 Lee Medium Tanks of a United States Army Armored Division crossing fields as part of Exercise Defiance near Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.
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