| Caption | 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. ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||
| Photographer | John Morris | ||||||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | ||||||||||||||
| Identification Code | BU 2232 | ||||||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 25 Mar 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||||
| Added Date | 3 Dec 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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| Licensing | Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957. | ||||||||||||||
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David Stubblebine says:
26 Mar 2021 05:14:28 PM
S Wright (above):
Of course, you are correct about General Ridgway’s command. I took the original caption from the IWM photo notes that incorrectly list General Ridgway with the 101st Airborne. The caption has been corrected and thank you for bringing this up.
David Stubblebine says:26 Mar 2021 05:14:28 PM
S Wright (above):
Of course, you are correct about General Ridgway’s command. I took the original caption from the IWM photo notes that incorrectly list General Ridgway with the 101st Airborne. The caption has been corrected and thank you for bringing this up.
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26 Mar 2021 02:54:25 PM
Ridgway was never in 101st. He was CO 82nd AB Division. In August 1944 he became the first CO of US XVIII Airborne Corps.