Rhine Crossing (Operation Varsity)

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German POW receives treatment at an airborne dressing station in a German village.
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Troops go into action after their gliders have landed during operation in the Rhine.
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Troops go into action after their gliders have landed during operation in the Rhine.

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A burned-out Horsa glider near Hamminkeln during the Rhine crossing.
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A burned-out Horsa glider near Hamminkeln during the Rhine crossing.

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Airborne troops prepare to make a dash into the burning village of Hamminkeln. March 1945.
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Airborne troops prepare to make a dash into the burning village of Hamminkeln. March 1945.

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Brigadier James Hill, commander of 3rd Parachute Brigade during the Rhine Crossing.
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Brigadier James Hill, commander of 3rd Parachute Brigade during the Rhine Crossing.

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