The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU2823

Autor/Urheber:

No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Smith (Sgt)

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https://dewiki.de/b/1820c9

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Wikimedia Commons

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800 x 782 Pixel (68244 Bytes)

Beschreibung:

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45
A Cromwell tank of 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards supporting infantry of the 9th Durham Light Infantry and their Kangaroo APCs in Weseke, 29 March 1945. 7th Armoured Division had been reorganised into battlegroups in February, and the ‘Skins’ had been matched with 9th DLI, together with ‘K’ Battery of 3rd RHA, a troop of flail tanks and some RE Churchill bridgelayers. By the end of the month, British Second Army had advanced 70 miles from its bridgehead over the Rhine.

Kommentar zur Lizenz:

This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.

Lizenz:

Public domain

Credit:

http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//38/media-38924/large.jpg