Palthe's Rhine Crossing
24/25 Mar 1945
Below are a set of photos taken by B.R. van Wulfften Palthe, a Dutch interpreter with the Corps. Tolken, attached to 152 Brig. which depict scenes from his crossing of the Rhine in a "Buffalo" during Operation Plunder.
The first photo shows a group of men listening to news being received by the Radio Car (pictured). Its caption reads At the radiocar we heard on 24-3-45 (Bert'jes birth-date) "Our troops this morning crossed the Rhine".
The next seven photos (#2-#8) form part of a series of small negatives, arranged in sequence, with a handwritten caption spanning the set which reads : "And here we go in the Buffalo, led by the skipper, to Rees, with many other Ducks who, quite far apart, also are crossing, to the eastern shore."
Photo #9 and #10 have a caption that reads : "Big heavy pads are required in order to hold the load when climbing out.". The later photo shows an adjacent Buffalo emerging from the Rhine.
B.R. van Wulfften Palthe would continue to advance with 152 Brig. until he was wounded by shrapnel on 17/18 April in the push to Bremen. He was hospitalised and would not see his new born Son for several months.
Palthe, Rhine, #1
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Photo taken by B.R. van Wolfften Palthe, Interpreter attached to 152 Brig. The annotation reads "At the radio car we heard on 24-3-45 (Bert'jes birth-date) "Our troops this morning crossed the Rhine"." (Bert was Palthe's second Son who was born on that same day but he would not meet him for several months due to being injury by shrapnel on 17/18 April 1945.
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B. van Wullften Palthe
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Palthe, Rhine, #2
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Annotation reads "And here we go in the Buffalo". Taken by B.R. van Wulfften Palthe, Interpreter attached to 152 Brig., as he crossed the Rhine, 23 Mar '45.
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B. van Wullften Palthe
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Palthe, Rhine, #3
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Annotation reads "led by the skipper" and forms part of a series of photos taken by B.R. van Wulfften Palthe as he crossed the Rhine with 152 Brig. The full annotation across the series reads "And here we go in the Buffalo, led by the skipper, to Rees, with many other Ducks who quite far apart, also are crossing to the eastern shore."
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B. van Wullften Palthe
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Palthe, Rhine, #4
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Annotation reads "... to Rees" and forms part of a set of photos taken by B.R. van Wulfften Palthe as he crossed the Rhine with 152 Brig. The full annotation across the set reads "And here we go in the Buffalo, led by the skipper, to Rees, with many other Ducks who quite far apart, also are crossing to the eastern shore."
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B. van Wullften Palthe
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Palthe, Rhine, #5
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Part of a series taken by B.R. van Wulfften Palthe as he crossed the Rhine with 152 Brig. In full, the annotation reads "And here we go in the Buffalo, led by the skipper, to Rees, with many other Ducks who quite far apart, also are crossing to the eastern shore."
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B. van Wullften Palthe
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Palthe, Rhine, #6
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Annotation reads "... also are crossing" and forms part of a series of photos taken by B.R. van Wulfften Palthe as he crossed the Rhine with 152 Brig. The full annotation across the series reads "And here we go in the Buffalo, led by the skipper, to Rees, with many other Ducks who, quite far apart, also are crossing to the eastern shore."
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B. van Wullften Palthe
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Palthe, Rhine, #7
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Photo taken by B.R. van Wulfften Palthe as he crossed the Rhine with 152 Brig. Shows a "Duck" crossing the Rhine some distance from the "Buffalo" in which Palthe crossed. The "Duck" (DUKW) was an six-wheeled amphibious vehicle which had no mounted guns. This photo is part of a series with the full annotation "And here we go in the Buffalo, led by the skipper, to Rees, with many other Ducks who, quite far apart, also are crossing to the eastern shore."
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B. van Wullften Palthe
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Palthe, Rhine, #8
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Taken by B.R. van Wulfften Palthe as he crossed the Rhine with 152 Brig. Shows an amphibious armoured vehicle crossing a short distance the "Buffalo" in which Palthe crossed. The full annotation reads "And here we go in the Buffalo, led by the skipper, to Rees, with many other Ducks who, quite far apart, also are crossing to the eastern shore."
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B. van Wullften Palthe
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Palthe, Rhine, #9
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"Big heavy pads are required in order to hold the load when climbing out." Taken by B.R. van Wofften Palthe, crossing the Rhine with 152 Brig.
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B. van Wullften Palthe
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Palthe, Rhine, #10
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"Buffalo" emerging from the Rhine during Operation Plunder, 23 Mar 1945.
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B. van Wullften Palthe
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