The Tank Hunter: Major Cain VC
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Major Robert Henry Cain was the only man awarded the Victoria Cross during Operation Market Garden that survived the battle.
Cain reportedly destroyed 6 German tanks as well as a number of other vehicles and scores of infantry using any weapon system he could get his hands on and in this video his incredible story is told.
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