Prisoners of war passing tanks of 'C' Squadron while waiting to cross the Elbe, 1945
Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North West Europe, 1945
Although detachments of 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry had crossed the Elbe on 30 April the majority of the regiment crossed on 3 May 1945 via a Class 40 Bridge that had been erected by the divisional engineers.
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. 1975-03-63-22-145
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-22-145
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