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Montgomery visiting Canadian troops in the Kleve-Goch sector, Germany, 26 Feb 1945; left to right: Vokes, Crerar, Montgomery, Horrocks, Simonds, Spry, Mathews

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Caption     Montgomery visiting Canadian troops in the Kleve-Goch sector, Germany, 26 Feb 1945; left to right: Vokes, Crerar, Montgomery, Horrocks, Simonds, Spry, Mathews ww2dbase
Date 26 Feb 1945
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   4700-29 B 14892
 
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Photos on Same Day 26 Feb 1945
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 560 x 535 pixels



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1. Alan says:
29 Feb 2008 04:14:54 AM

Maj Gen Christopher Vokes (4th Canadian Armoured Division). Gen Harry Crerar (1st Canadian Army). Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery (21st Army Group). Lt Gen Brian Horrocks (XXX British Corps). Lt Gen Guy Simonds (II Canadian Corps). Maj Gen Daniel Spry (3rd Canadian Infantry Division). Maj Gen Albert Matthews (2nd Canadian Infantry Division).




2. Alan says:
7 Mar 2008 03:07:40 AM

He! He! You would have thought some enterprising Sergeant Major would have had the good sense to remove the sign before the picture was taken. I wonder how many Rank and File would have thought- A Mess- was a caption.

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