Allies Move Up On Munster Soldiers of the 17th U.S. Airborne Division await orders to advance on Munster, Reich town 51 miles northeast of the Rhine from Wesel, which is being entered by tanks of the British Sixth Coldstream Guards, some of which can be seen rolling down the highway (left). The German strong point was cleared April 3, 1945, by Allied troops which included elements of the Ninth U.S. Army. May 21, 1945. (Photo by U.S. Signal Corps Photo).