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“I drew an assault boat to cross in-just my luck. We all tried to crawl under each other because the lead was flying around like hail.” Crossing the Rhine under enemy fire at Saint Goar, March 1945. 

The photo is undated but was likely taken on March 24-25, 1945 during a series of coordinated Rhine crossings as part of the Allies’ Operation Plunder.
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“I drew an assault boat to cross in-just my luck. We all tried to crawl under each other because the lead was flying around like hail.” Crossing the Rhine under enemy fire at Saint Goar, March 1945. 

The photo is undated but was likely taken on March 24-25, 1945 during a series of coordinated Rhine crossings as part of the Allies’ Operation Plunder.

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