| United Kingdom Royal Army Churchill tanks of the 34th Brigade, attached to the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, XXX Corps, training new replacements while they await orders to begin Operation Veritable (also known as the Battle of the Reichswald). This was the northern part of an Allied pincer movement that took place between February 8 – March 11, 1945, during the final stages of the war on the Western Front. The operation was conducted by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery’s Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group. | |
| Image Filename | wwii0351.jpg |
| Image Size | 159.86 KB |
| Image Dimensions | 1300 x 926 |
| Photographer | Sergeant Carpenter |
| Photographer Title | No. 5 Army Film and Photo Section, Army Film and Photographic Unit |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | January 7, 1945 |
| Location | |
| City | Marche-en-Famenne |
| State or Province | Wallonia |
| Country | Belgium |
| Archive | Imperial War Museum |
| Record Number | B 13439 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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