The wreckage of a crashed Allied glider, Hamminkeln, Germany, March 1945

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North West Europe, 1945.

The town of Hamminkeln was one of the targets of 6th Airborne Division during Operation VARSITY, 24 March 1945. The attack by 6th Airlanding Brigade was a success but a number of gliders crashed in the assault. The burnt-out wreck of a jeep that the glider was carrying can be seen in this picture.

From an album containing 198 photographs and captions compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).