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Caption | 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. ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Wesel, Germany | ||||||||||||||
Date | 25 Mar 1945 | ||||||||||||||
Photographer | John Morris | ||||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museums via Wikimedia Commons | ||||||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||||||||
Identification Code | BU 2248 | ||||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 25 Mar 1945 | ||||||||||||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||||
Photo Size | 794 x 800 pixels |
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