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Operation Plunder: The British & Canadian Rhine Crossing (Battleground The Rhine Crossing)

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Operation Plunder: The British & Canadian Rhine Crossing (Battleground The Rhine Crossing)

By late March 1945, Second British Army and Ninth US Army were poised to carry out an assault crossing of the Rhine. In the British part of the operations, Montgomeryâ€™s best assault divisions were assembled to carry out the British and Canadian part of the attack between Emmerich and Wesel.

A commando brigade and two Scottish divisions carried out the initial assault under cover of darkness and a tremendous bombardment on the evening of 23rd March. Despite the best efforts of the German first Parachute Army they had established a bridgehead by dawn. During the following morning 6th British Airborne Division dropped around Hamminkeln, in the immediate rear of the Germans, in an operation codenamed VARSITY.

By 27 March, after some heavy combat, the Allies were prepared to launch their final drive to the Baltic. The Rhine crossing, though by no means the final battle, sealed the fate of Nazi Germany.
Country USA
Brand Pen & Sword Military
Manufacturer Pen & Sword Military
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2007-03-26
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9781783407156

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