Operation Plunder : The British and Canadian Operations

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saunders, Tim.

Series:

Battleground Europe: The Rhine Crossing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--History.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Rhine river.

Local Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--History.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Rhine river.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, Montgomery'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 Airb

Contents:

""Final Preparations and the Bombardment""""The Assault Crossing""; ""154 Brigade""; ""153 Brigade""; ""The Attack on Rees""; ""DD Tanks""; ""152 Brigade""; ""9 Canadian Brigade""; ""Summary""; ""The Death of General Rennie""; ""CHAPTER 5 - Operation WIDGEON""; ""1 Commando Brigade�s Plan""; ""The Crossing""; ""Into Wesel""; ""Communications""; ""Counter-Attack""; ""The Clearance and Occupation of Wesel""; ""CHAPTER 6 - Operation TORCHLIGHT 15th (Scottish) Division""; ""Enemy Forces""; ""15th Division�s Training and Preparations""; ""15th Division�s Plan""

""44 Lowland Brigade � Codeword POKER""""227 Highland Brigade � Codeword NAP""; ""Divisional Reserve 46 Highland Brigade � Codeword WHIST""; ""The Attack on Haffen""; ""44 Lowland Brigade""; ""XII Corps Evening Situation Report""; ""German Counter-Attack""; ""CHAPTER 7 - Operation VARSITY""; ""Enemy Forces""; ""The Airborne Plan""; ""Corps Plan""; ""6th Airborne Division�s Plan""; ""The Parachute Drop � 3 Para Brigade""; ""5 Para Brigade""; ""Later Action""; ""6 Air Landing Brigade""; ""The Landing Zone""; ""Hamminkeln""; ""Conclusion""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT - The Capture of Rees""

""The Defence of Rees""""The Clearance of Rees""; ""The Second Day""; ""CHAPTER 9 - The Capture of Speldrop and Bienen""; ""Speldrop""; ""Bienen 24 � 25 March 1945""; ""Bienen � Operation ASTER""; ""The Fall of Bienen""; ""CHAPTER 10 - Tours of the PLUNDER Battlefields""; ""General""; ""Tour One � Bislich and Haffen (Operation TORCHLIGHT)""; ""Tour Two � The Wesel Tour (Operation WIDGEON)""; ""Tour Three � Rees and the XXX Corps Battlefields (Operation TURNSCREW)""; ""Reichswald Forest Cemetery""; ""Rheinberg War Cemetery""; ""The German Cemeteries""

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781783460793

1783460792

OCLC:

854974757