Crossing the Rhine, 1945. Soldiers of the U.S. Army 7th Infrantry Regiment, 3rd Division, leave the assault boat that took them across the Rhine River, 26 March 1945. They climb the river’s enemy-held east bank, next to a destroyed bridge in the Frankenthal area. Most of these men are armed with M-1 carbines. Photograph by T/5 Joseph A. Bowen. US Army Photograph, SC 204081
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Troops of the 80th US Infantry Division advance cautiously down a ruined street in the German city of Wadern, March 17, 1945. Resistance in urban areas remained stiff until the very end of hostilities, causing immense damage that could have been avoided in the absence of maniacal Nazis.
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THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945
BU 2308. Crossing the Rhine 24 -31 March 1945: British glider troops of the Royal Ulster Rifles 6th Airborne Division digging in on the banks of the River Issel after landing
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Operation Plunder: The first wave get across the Rhine – World War II Today
Our troop leader was first and I was in the second craft manning the gun. We reached the river a few minutes to 9 p.m. and at exactly 9 o'clock the first 'Buffalo' entered the water and the rest followed. We manoeuvred into formation and headed for the opposition shore, which was just discernible through the mist. Our hearts were anywhere but in the right place, for we did not know what to expect, but the expected onslaught did not materialise, and we touched down at exactly 9.03 p.m…
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[Photo] A British Bedford QL truck leaving a raft after crossing the Rhine River near Feldwick,North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 24 Mar 1945
[Photo] A British Bedford QL truck leaving a raft after crossing the Rhine River near Feldwick,North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 24 Mar 1945 | World War II Database
Today in World War II History—March 23, 1940 & 1945
80 Years Ago—March 23, 1940: Germany requires car owners to donate batteries and requires church bells to be melted down. Radio premiere of Truth or Consequences on CBS. 75 Years Ago—March 23, 1945: British Second Army crosses the Rhine at Wesel, Germany. Soviets reach the Gulf of Danzig between Danzig and Gdynia.
Operation Plunder: The first wave get across the Rhine – World War II Today
Our troop leader was first and I was in the second craft manning the gun. We reached the river a few minutes to 9 p.m. and at exactly 9 o'clock the first 'Buffalo' entered the water and the rest followed. We manoeuvred into formation and headed for the opposition shore, which was just discernible through the mist. Our hearts were anywhere but in the right place, for we did not know what to expect, but the expected onslaught did not materialise, and we touched down at exactly 9.03 p.m…
Operation Plunder: The first wave get across the Rhine – World War II Today
Our troop leader was first and I was in the second craft manning the gun. We reached the river a few minutes to 9 p.m. and at exactly 9 o'clock the first 'Buffalo' entered the water and the rest followed. We manoeuvred into formation and headed for the opposition shore, which was just discernible through the mist. Our hearts were anywhere but in the right place, for we did not know what to expect, but the expected onslaught did not materialise, and we touched down at exactly 9.03 p.m…