17 pdr Anti-Tank Gun guarding the Nijmegen Bridge. These large towed guns were not as satisfactory as the SP version for the quick actions required in an advance, although they were good in defence, as here. As a result both of 21st AT Regiment's towed batteries were converted to infantry before the Rhine crossing. In this picture a Hotchkiss machine gun can be seen in the foreground, and the sergeant with the binoculars appears to have borrowed an American helmet.
