Infantry of the 11th Royal Scots Fusiliers, 49th (West Riding) Division, searching houses for German soldiers in the town of Ede in The Netherlands, April 17, 1945.

Searching for German soldiers

British infantry in action in the streets of Geilenkirchen, Germany.

Mopping up street

British soldier repairs a flat tire on his bicycle, while his trusty Lee Enfield is close at hand.  Other countries used bicycles too. Germany, Italy, Japan, the French Resistance, and Chinese partisans used them.  The American 101st  Airborne requisitioned civilian cargo tricycles to transport airdropped equipment during Operation Market Garden.