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Help re DUKW's
04-09-2011, 12:19 AM,
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RE: Help re DUKW's
(04-08-2011, 07:57 PM)Gordons HQ Wrote: For what it's worth I have seen pictures of these DUKW's being used to cross rivers in a book I had borrowed from the library.
I'm afraid I can't be more specific than that.
It was some time ago I borrowed this book and I can't remember which river it was, or indeed what the book was called.
All I can say was it was a British unit using the DUKWs and the river was in northern Europe.

Gordon:whis:

It's possible it may have been a picture from Operation Plunder which was 21st Army Group's crossing of the Rhine in early 1945. This operation did have & use the specialized equipment to cross rivers and flooded ground. Operation Varsity was the airborne component of this crossing.
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Messages In This Thread
Help re DUKW's - by Gordons HQ - 04-06-2011, 09:37 PM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Mike Bowen - 04-06-2011, 10:09 PM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Ricky B - 04-06-2011, 11:09 PM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Mr Grumpy - 04-07-2011, 12:56 AM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Ricky B - 04-07-2011, 02:45 AM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Al - 04-07-2011, 03:07 AM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Mr Grumpy - 04-07-2011, 04:17 AM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Glenn Saunders - 04-07-2011, 04:36 AM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Volcano Man - 04-07-2011, 10:27 AM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Glenn Saunders - 04-07-2011, 04:27 PM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Volcano Man - 04-07-2011, 08:34 PM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Glenn Saunders - 04-08-2011, 10:57 AM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Gordons HQ - 04-08-2011, 12:03 AM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by keif149 - 04-08-2011, 08:21 AM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Volcano Man - 04-08-2011, 11:48 AM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Gordons HQ - 04-08-2011, 07:57 PM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Al - 04-09-2011, 12:19 AM
RE: Help re DUKW's - by Gordons HQ - 04-09-2011, 08:48 PM

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