Wesel, Germany, a Nazi strategic depot, was intensely
Wesel, Germany, a Nazi strategic depot, was intensely bombed in February and March 1945. It was 97% destroyed when Operation Varsity, the largest airborne landings of the war, dropped 18, 000 troops into the area on March 24, 1945. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_8_72)
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11002003
Media ID
45256916
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3000px x 2314px
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Credit
Everett Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Everett Collection
