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The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- Assault on the Rhine and Capture of Wesel This is one of a collection of pictures that show the landing from Buffaloes of the 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment, who landed on the afternoon of 24th March 1945, in support of No.1 S.S Commando Brigade at Wesel. The bridge seen in background is the smashed railway bridge at Wesel.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- Assault on the Rhine and Capture of Wesel This is one of a collection of pictures that show the landing from Buffaloes of the 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment, who landed on the afternoon of 24th March 1945, in support of No.1 S.S Commando Brigade at Wesel. The bridge seen in background is the smashed railway bridge at Wesel.

Allied Aircraft Cross the Rhine, Kevelaer, Germany, 24 March 1945 Allied gliders and aircraft flying over the devastated town of Kevelaer on their way to the Rhine crossing.

5.5-inch guns of 235 and 336 Medium Batteries, Royal Artillery, line up to fire in support of the Rhine crossing, 21 March 1945. The 5.5-inch guns of 235 and 336 Medium Batteries, Royal Artillery, line up to fire in support of the Rhine crossing, 21 March 1945.

5.5-inch guns firing in support of the Rhine crossing, 24 March 1945. 5.5-inch guns firing in support of the Rhine crossing, 24 March 1945.

Rhine Crossings in the North 24-28 March 1945

Men of the 5th Dorsetshire Regiment crossing the Rhine in a Buffalo, 28 March 1945. Men of the 5th Dorsetshire Regiment crossing the Rhine in a Buffalo, 28 March 1945.

Royal Artillery 7.2-inch howitzers mounted on modified US 155 mm Long Tom carriages being brought up to fire in support of the Rhine crossing .

Royal Artillery 7.2-inch howitzers mounted on modified US 155 mm Long Tom carriages being brought up to fire in support of the Rhine crossing .

IWM caption : The 5.5-inch guns of 235 and 336 Medium Batteries, Royal Artillery, fire in support of the Rhine crossing .

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Churchill tank of 6th Guards Tank Brigade and infantry of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders in Kleve, 11 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Infantry of 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 15th (Scottish) Division, dug in outside Kleve in the Reichswald, 10 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Universal carriers of the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders in the Reichswald forest, 10 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 The crew of a machine gun carrier of the Middlesex Regiment shelter beneath a tarpaulin erected over their vehicle in the Reichswald, 12 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Churchill bridgelayer and fascine carrier in the Reichswald forest, 12 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Archer 17-pdr self-propelled gun in the flooded streets of Kranenburg, 11 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Men of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders pose with a captured German swastika flag following the capture of Kleve, 11 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Troops stop for tea in Kranenberg, next to a large circular swastika emblem, 9 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Men of the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders and Churchill tanks in the Reichswald forest, 10 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 A universal carrier of 51st Highland Division ploughing through thick mud during the Reichswald battle, 9 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Troops of the 5/7th Gordon Highlanders in the Reichswald, 9 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 An Archer 17-pdr self-propelled gun near Nutterden, 9 February 1945.

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 Churchill tanks supporting infantry of the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during Operation 'Veritable', 8 February 1945.

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 A Churchill tank ploughs along a muddy, heavily rutted forest track in the Reichswald during Operation 'Veritable', 8 February 1945.