Onslaught on Hitler's Rhine (Hardcover)

Beginning on the night of 23 March 1945, Operation Plunder was the crossing of the River Rhine at Rees, Wesel, and south of the Lippe River by the British 2nd Army, under Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey. At 17:00, 1,300 guns of the 21st Army Group unleashed a terrific bombardment of the east bank of the Rhine. The bombardment, continuing for four hours and was the largest undertaken by the Royal Artillery during the War. This was just the first phase of Montgomery's plan to cross Hitler's last obstacle to the attacking forces of the Western Allies-the River Rhine. The plans were broken into smaller operations, Turnscrew-a diversion ten miles to the north of where the main attack was to take place with the assault elements of the 51st (Highland) Division and 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade; Widgeon-a subordinate operation by 1st Commando Brigade to capture and hold Wesel; and Torchlight-the second major operation for 15th Scottish Division to capture the key area between Bislich and Rees. A fourth-and controversial component with the benefit of hindsight-was Operation Varsity consisting of the British 6th Airborne Division and the US 17th Airborne Division, conducting parachute landings on the east bank in support of the operation. The American and Canadian forces south and north of Plunder were part of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's huge army. This was part of a coordinated set of Rhine crossings and the race to the Baltic.

General

Imprint:	Fonthill Media
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2015
Authors:	Patrick Delaforce
Dimensions:	242 x 158 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-78155-441-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN:	1-78155-441-2
Barcode:	9781781554418

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