Aalst – Irish Guards (6)

Along the side of the road during the entry of the Irish Guards in Aalst, 18 September 1944.
Then image: http://www.gahetna.nl
Collection/Fotoarchive: Fotocollectie Van de Poll (free domain)
Now image: WW2 Then in Now, Cor Sleutel

Aalst – Irish Guards (5)

Inhabitants of Aalst posing with soldiers of the Irish Guards; the children have British and American paper flags, 18 September 1944.
Then image: Fotocollectie Van de Poll (free domain)
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.EU / Cor Sleutel

Catania – Via Guiseppe Garibaldi

A sherman tank passes a tram in the Via Guiseppe Garibaldi during the entry into Catania, 5 August 1943,
Then image: http://www.isiciliani.it
Original Source: IWM (?)
Now image: WW2 Then in Now, Cor Sleutel

Strasbourg – Cathédrale Notre Dame (3)

A German soldier stands in the tower of the cathedral, gazing down upon the captured French city of Strasbourg on July 15, 1940. Adolf Hitler visited the city in June of 1940, declaring plans for the Strasbourg Cathedral, stating that it should become a “national sanctuary of the German people.”
Then image: AP Photo
Now Photo: WW2 Then in Now, Cor Sleutel

Nijmegen – Railway bridge (2)

A British DUKW carries supplies and American paratroopers across the Waal river at Nijmegen, 30 September 1944.
Then image: http://www.iwm.org.uk
© IWM (B 10434)
No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Midgley, A. N. (Sergeant)



Nijmegen – Waalbridge (3)

17-pdr anti-tank gun of the 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Guards Armoured Division, guards the approaches to Nijmegen Bridge, 21 September 1944.
Then image: http://www.iwm.org.uk
© IWM (B 10171)
No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Midgley, A. N. (Sergeant)

 

Aalst – Irish Guards (4)

Tankunits from the Irish Guards take position on a junction in Aalst, 18 September 1944.
Then image: www.gahetna.nl
National Archives, Netherlands
Author: Poll, Willem van de
Now image: WW2 Then in Now, Cor Sleutel