Why and how Deborah was buried
Despite the comment made by Madame Bouleux, there is now some doubt as to its
complete accuracy. There is over nine hundred yards between the place the tank
was destroyed and where it was buried. It is rather difficult to imagine how a
whole tank could be moved over that distance by Russian prisoners.
Philippe now has the proof she was buried
the British to be used as a shelter. New documents provided by
David Fletcher confirm that opinion. D51 was moved by being pulled by other
tanks to the hole dug previous to the Battle by German soldiers to establish a
concrete bunker. The confusion relating to Marthe’s version may have arisen if
some German prisoners assisted in that operation.
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