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German Volkssturm soldiers and civilians building a roadblock in Berlin, Germany, 10 Mar 1945Men of the First US Army in the Erpeler Ley tunnel, Erpel, Germany, 11 Mar 1945; note two wrecked Jeeps and Ludendorff Bridge in backgroundB-24M Liberator “Second Chance II” of the 328th Bomb Squadron, along with other 8th Air Force bombers, approaching their bomb run over Zossen, Germany, Mar 15 1945.Jewish chaplain (Rabbi) Captain Manuel Poliakoff of the US Army 29th Infantry Division (center) conducting a memorial service in Schloss Rheydt, the former home of Joseph Goebbels, 18 Mar 1945.
German Volkssturm soldiers and civilians building a roadblock in Berlin, Germany, 10 Mar 1945Men of the First US Army in the Erpeler Ley tunnel, Erpel, Germany, 11 Mar 1945; note two wrecked Jeeps and Ludendorff Bridge in backgroundB-24M Liberator “Second Chance II” of the 328th Bomb Squadron, along with other 8th Air Force bombers, approaching their bomb run over Zossen, Germany, Mar 15 1945.Jewish chaplain (Rabbi) Captain Manuel Poliakoff of the US Army 29th Infantry Division (center) conducting a memorial service in Schloss Rheydt, the former home of Joseph Goebbels, 18 Mar 1945.
Men of US 535th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion checking their positions in Remagen, Germany, Mar 1945British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (right) awarding Major General James Gavin (left) of US 82nd Airborne Division the Distinguished Service Order award, Mönchengladbach, Germany, 21 Mar 19451st Squad of A Company of US 150th Combat Engineer Battalion crossing the Rhine River in Germany by an US Navy landing craft, 23 Mar 1945A truck crossing the Rhine River in Germany, 23 Mar 1945; this was the second bridge built by US 150th Combat Engineer Battalion
Men of US 535th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion checking their positions in Remagen, Germany, Mar 1945British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (right) awarding Major General James Gavin (left) of US 82nd Airborne Division the Distinguished Service Order award, Mönchengladbach, Germany, 21 Mar 19451st Squad of A Company of US 150th Combat Engineer Battalion crossing the Rhine River in Germany by an US Navy landing craft, 23 Mar 1945A truck crossing the Rhine River in Germany, 23 Mar 1945; this was the second bridge built by US 150th Combat Engineer Battalion
Men of B Company of US 150th Combat Engineer Battalion building the first bridge across the Rhine River, Germany, 23 Mar 1945British paratroopers operating an M22 Locust tank as they prepared to cross the Rhine as part of Operation Varsity, Germany, late Mar 1945; note Horsa troop gliderCG-4A gliders on the ground after delivering troops near Wesel, Germany as part of Operation Varsity, 24 Mar 1945.CG-4A gliders on the ground after delivering troops near Wesel, Germany during Operation Varsity, 24 Mar 1945. Note the crutches holding up the glider’s tail to allow unloading heavy equipment through the open nose.
Men of B Company of US 150th Combat Engineer Battalion building the first bridge across the Rhine River, Germany, 23 Mar 1945British paratroopers operating an M22 Locust tank as they prepared to cross the Rhine as part of Operation Varsity, Germany, late Mar 1945; note Horsa troop gliderCG-4A gliders on the ground after delivering troops near Wesel, Germany as part of Operation Varsity, 24 Mar 1945.CG-4A gliders on the ground after delivering troops near Wesel, Germany during Operation Varsity, 24 Mar 1945. Note the crutches holding up the glider’s tail to allow unloading heavy equipment through the open nose.
George Patton preparing to urinate in the Rhine River, Germany, 24 Mar 1945After crossing the Rhine, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill walking along the river’s eastern bank, 25 Mar 1945. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and some American generals can be seen in the background.Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and other high-ranking officers crossing the Rhine south of Wesel in an LCVP, 25 Mar 1945. Note Churchill talking with the coxswain.Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, General Dwight Eisenhower, and General Omar Bradley examining a map on the side of a Jeep in Germany just west of the Rhine, 25 Mar 1945.
George Patton preparing to urinate in the Rhine River, Germany, 24 Mar 1945After crossing the Rhine, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill walking along the river’s eastern bank, 25 Mar 1945. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and some American generals can be seen in the background.Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and other high-ranking officers crossing the Rhine south of Wesel in an LCVP, 25 Mar 1945. Note Churchill talking with the coxswain.Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, General Dwight Eisenhower, and General Omar Bradley examining a map on the side of a Jeep in Germany just west of the Rhine, 25 Mar 1945.
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, Major General Brian Horrocks, and Major R.P.P. Smyly examining a map on the hood (bonnet) of a staff car in the village of Marienbaum, Germany, 25 Mar 1945.Generals Matthew Ridgway of the US XVIII Airborne Corps, Miles Dempsey of the 2nd British Army, William Simpson of the US 9th Army, and Bernard Montgomery at Dempsey’s headquarters, 25 Mar 1945, discussing the recent crossing of the Rhine.George Patton speaking to US 3rd Army engineers, Germany, late Mar 1945British Achilles tank destroyer on the east bank of the Rhine River, 26 Mar 1945; note abandoned gliders in background
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, Major General Brian Horrocks, and Major R.P.P. Smyly examining a map on the hood (bonnet) of a staff car in the village of Marienbaum, Germany, 25 Mar 1945.Generals Matthew Ridgway of the US XVIII Airborne Corps, Miles Dempsey of the 2nd British Army, William Simpson of the US 9th Army, and Bernard Montgomery at Dempsey’s headquarters, 25 Mar 1945, discussing the recent crossing of the Rhine.George Patton speaking to US 3rd Army engineers, Germany, late Mar 1945British Achilles tank destroyer on the east bank of the Rhine River, 26 Mar 1945; note abandoned gliders in background

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