The story
On the 26th the 90th reached the Main River, and by the next morning resistance had ceased on the near bank. The Division was aligned from Hanau on the right to Rumpenheim on the left, just east of Frankfort. The month of March had seen three river barriers crossed ; the Kyll, the Moselle and the Rhine. And now the 90th Division prepared to cross the last major river which barred its way into the heart of Germany.
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
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