Fitters recovering tanks from 'A' Squadron, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 'blown up on mines whilst moving at night near the level crossing short of Ochtrup', Germany, 1945

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

A bulldozer assists Sherman Armoured Recovery Vehicles in recovering Sherman tanks disabled by after hitting mines laid by German troops defending Ochtrup, North Rhine-Westfalia, April 1945.

As 'A' Squadron of 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry advanced along the road into Ochtrup three of its tanks were knocked-out by land mines. The bulldozer pictured here was used to push a German barricade aside that had temporarily stalled the advance.

To keep the all vehicles and equipment in good working order, each squadron within an armoured regiment would have a fitters section. These men were supplied by the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME).

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