British motorcyclist soldiers cross the Rhine river on a pontoon bridge in the Wesel region; March 27, 1945.

In the course of Operation Plunder

Two soldiers of the 49th British Infantry Division (Durham Light Infantry, 49th West Riding Division) run past a German tank Pz.Kpfw.V "Panther" # 204, which was knocked out in France; June 27, 1944 .

British soldiers and a disabled German tank

Allied heavy artillery supports the crossing of the Rhine river in the Wesel area during the predawn hours of March 24, 1945.
   5.5-inch guns fire on the German positions across the river during the bombardment, that preceded the jumping off of units involved.