A lorry-mounted 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun of 15th (Scottish) Division crossing the Rhine

A lorry-mounted 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun of 15th (Scottish) Division crossing the Rhine near Xanten, 24 March 1945.

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A lorry-mounted 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun of 15th (Scottish) Division crossing the Rhine

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