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My Father, Anthony Robert Rasmus.  This photo was taken after the Airborne Assult into Germany near Wesel.  This operation was named Operation Varsity and was the largest Airborne assult of WWII.  I have provided some links to this military operation below.

Operation Varsity:

http://www.afa.org/magazine/valor/0396valor.asp

http://www.parachute-regiment.com/history/rhine_crossing.htm

http://www.usaaf.net/ww2/airlift/airliftpg6b.htm

http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/usa/operationvarsity1945.html

http://www.tarrant-rushton.ndirect.co.uk/rhine%20crossing,%201945.htm

http://www.historynet.com/wwii/blgliderman/

This is the most informative link concerning the operation and the unit my father was in.

http://www.ww2-airborne.us/18corps/17abn/17_overview.html#German

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