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| Picture No | 10218115 |
| Date | 1945 |
| Description | Canadian First Army Bofors Guns, Reichswald |
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Gunners of the Canadian First Army firing their Bofors guns during a British and Canadian offensive, Reichswald, Germany, February 1945. The Bofors gun was commonly used as an anti-aircraft weapon, but in this instance was used in support of an infantry assault. The smoke that surrounds the gunners was produced by their rapid-firing guns.
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| Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 17 February 1945, page 175 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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