Men of the UK 1st Cheshire Regiment crossing the Rhine River with Buffalo tracked landing vehicles at Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 24 Mar 1945

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Caption     Men of the UK 1st Cheshire Regiment crossing the Rhine River with Buffalo tracked landing vehicles at Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 24 Mar 1945 ww2dbase
Date 24 Mar 1945
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   4700-30 BU 2336
 
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Landing Vehicle Tracked   Main article  Photos  
Crossing the Rhine   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photos on Same Day 24 Mar 1945
 
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Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 550 x 446 pixels



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1. Maris Allen says:
27 Sep 2008 10:23:20 PM

My father was in this photograph. He said he was the soldier in top right corner wearing a beret.
2. Steve Andrews says:
13 Nov 2010 03:12:08 PM

My father is in the picture. He is the 3rd soldier in the group of four just to the left of centre. I have a copy of the magazine 'Soldier' in which this photograph first appeared.

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