Troops moving over frozen ground

This scene of troops moving over frozen ground was taken on 21 January 18 days before the start of Veritable.

3846 x 2609 px (33 x 22 cm) @ 300 DPI

During the planning stages of the operation it was hoped to make the attack over frozen ground so that tanks could advance with the infantry and wheeled traffic could move freely. The thaw that set in just a few days before the start of Veritable resulted in a battle that was handicapped by the mud almost as much as by the enemy

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