A group of stretcher bearers of the British 8th Army pass an M4 Sherman tank in the beat-up town of Portomaggiore, Italy, not far from Ferrara and about 20 miles from the Adriatic sea; 1945.

Stretcher bearers

 A Churchill tank and a Valentine Mk XI Royal Artillery OP tank (left) in Goch, 21 February 1945.
    Goch is a town in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated close to the border with the Netherlands, approx. 12 km (7 mi) south of Kleve.


British armor on the street

British 3rd Division troops passing a First World War memorial in Hermanville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France; 6 June 1944.