The misery of the Front line

15th November 1944: The British advance slows in Holland as troops endure the mud and cold of approaching winter

Machine gunners of the 1st Polish Armoured Division keeping watch on the enemy who want to keep the Poles away from the two great bridges over the River Hollands Diep which was the key to Dordrecht and Rotterdam. Photograph taken 400 yards from the enemy positions at Hooge Zwaluwe and 2 kilometres from the two bridges, late October-early November 1944