The Gordon Highlanders advance over the flood bank of the Rhine before crossing the river,...

The Gordon Highlanders advance over the flood bank of the Rhine before crossing the river, 24 March 1945. Photograph, World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945), 1945. General Bernard Montgomery''s 21st Army Group, crossed the Rhine on 23-24 March 1945 at Rees and Wesel in a brilliantly executed assault known as Operation PLUNDER. The assault was undertaken after a huge air and artillery bombardment and was hidden by a smoke screen. One of 37 British official photographs covering aspects of the preparations for and liberation of North West Europe, 1944-1945.