Show dutch find ice would bar foe ala V XA j 4 Y ep f jai va T 5 because of a prolonged prolong ed cold spell in the netherlands it was feared that hat the great area which was flooded as an obstacle to possible invasion by the troops of hitler was sufficiently frozen over to permit the passage of mechanized units pictured here are the results of a test made by four members of the dutch army the machine used by the soldiers in attempting to negotiate a crossing of the flooded area crashed through the he ice fee fortunately it was an amphibian tank and so was able to swim to safety with its human cargo |