'Class 40 bridge of the Gheel bridgehead over the Albert Canal', 1944
Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North West Europe, 1944.
3rd/4th County moved into the Gheel bridgehead in Belgium on 13 September 1944. The regiment faced stiff German resistance as it advanced through the waterways of the Belgium-Dutch border.
From an album containing 266 photographs belonging to Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-03-63-20-10
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-20-10
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