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'German prisoners of war marching regimental HQ', May 1945
Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, World War Two (1943-1945), North West Europe, 1945.
Elements of General Sir Bernard Montgomery's 21st Army Group occupied Hamburg on 3 May 1945 after crossing the River Elbe. They then pushed on towards Denmark and the Baltic Sea, where they met the Red Army advancing from the east.
From an album containing 198 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-03-63-22-172
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-22-172