Cromwell tank from the 15e/19e Kings Royal Hussars. A reconnaisance unit of the British 11e Panzer division. Soldiers on top of the tank are American
paratroopers of the 506 regiment of the 101ste Airbone division.
Then image + text : Geldrop in beeld (facebookpage)
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A Sherman tank of 11th Armoured Division passing through Leende, The Netherlands, 22 September 1944.
Then image: © IWM (B 10255)
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More people of Aalst posing with a soldier of the Irish Guards at 18 September 1944.
Then image: National Archive / Willem van de Poll
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Men of the 9th Durham Light Infantry run along a street in Weseke, 29 March 1945.
Then image: © IWM (BU 2822)
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Sherman tank advancing through Gillrath near Geilenkirchen, 5 December 1944.
Then image: © IWM (BU 1416)
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Shermans, including flail tanks, and other vehicles in Gillrath near Geilenkirchen, 5 December 1944. In the foreground CMP motorcyclists stand ready to direct traffic.
Then photo: © IWM (BU 1406)
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Tanks passing a windmill and moving through Terheijden, The Netherlands during operation Pheasant, november 1944.
Then image: IWM?
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British troops in the Onze Lieve Vrouw Straat, Beringen, Belgium in 1944.
Then image: ??
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I’m not sure if these soldiers belong to the same Royal Winnipeg platoon musters as here but they are in the same street waiting for further orders.
Note: The swastika is not there anymore in the current photo.
Then image: © IWM B 14505 / Stadtarchive Kleve
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Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade and infantry of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders in Kleve, 11 February 1945.
Note: The current photo is taken in the Minoriten-strasse, the same street as in 1945 but this street so much changed that’s it’s not recognisable anymore. So it’s not confirmed this is the actual spot. Still nice in my opinion though.
Then image: © IWM (B 14608)
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