General Eisenhower meeting with generals Patton, Bradley, and Hodges on an airfield somewhere in Germany during impromptu conference with supreme commander, March 25, 1945. Prior to this somewhat lighthearted moment Patton's troops had captured Mainz, Germany on March 20th. US and British forces cross the Rhine at Oppenheim on March 22nd-23rd. Montgomery's troops cross the Rhine at Wesel on March 24th. By this time it is clear that Germany is under attack from all sides.