Erik Thackrey

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On This Day in History - May 11, 1940

May 11, 1940 #OTD World War II: Troops of the German 9th Panzer Division crossed the Meuse River; at 1200 hours, they found an undefended bridge over the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal 50 miles from Rotterdam, where airborne troops of the German 22nd Flieger Division held on to bridges along the Nieuwe Maas River, awaiting the arrival of ground troops. Pictured: A Panzer IV Ausf D of the 9th Panzer Division during the advance through the Netherlands. Moerdijk, May 10, 1940.