Breaking the siegfried line

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In this second of Tim Saunders’ volumes on the opening stage of the 1945 Rhineland Campaign, the focus is to the north of the Reichswald, on the flood plain of the River Rhine and a narrow strip of slightly higher ground.



In this second of Tim Saunders’ volumes on the opening stage of the 1945 Rhineland Campaign, the focus is to the north of the Reichswald, on the flood plain of the River Rhine and a narrow strip of slightly higher ground. Amidst the rapidly rising flood waters, 3rd Canadian Division earned the nickname ‘The Water Rats’ as they fought to clear villages and dykes, while on their right, the 15th Scottish Division fought through the Germans’ outer defences with tanks becoming deeply bogged before facing the Siegfried Line defences. Even though deceived by a faulty estimate of allied intent, German resistance to the Guards Armoured Brigade, the specialist assault vehicles of 79th Armoured Division and the Scottish infantry, was stiff as they broke through the anti-tank ditches and bunkers. Aiming to maintain momentum, General Horrocks, the commander of XXX Corps, released 43rd Wessex Division and 8 Armoured Brigade into the narrow corridor between the floods and the Reichswald, which resulted in a terrible traffic jam. Despite this, the West Country soldiers and tanks were soon in the badly bombed ruins of Kleve, the first substantial German city to be taken by the British. German reaction to the attack on the ‘Reichswald plug’ was to send their surviving panzer and panzergrenadier formations south into counter attacks to blunt the allied offensive that was poised to spill out into the Rhineland.

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The Battle of the Reichswald

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During winter 1944 45 few german officers believed that the allies would attack the wooded reichswald plug on the narrow neck of land between the rivers rhine and maas consequently relying on the natural defences of the forest the vaunted siegfried line had been allowed to peter out the 84th inf Uiterlijk 14 november in huis .. MEER INFO

The Battle of the Reichswald

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During winter 1944 45 few german officers believed that the allies would attack the wooded reichswald plug on the narrow neck of land between the rivers rhine and maas consequently relying on the natural defenses of the forest the vaunted siegfried line had been allowed to peter out the 84th inf Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Hold the Westwall

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First book in english on germany s failed experiment with independent armored brigades in world war ii hold the westwall is the dramatic story of panzer brigade 105 one of germany s experimental independent armored brigades and its formation deployment including its defense of the siegfried lin 2 - 3 weken .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 02 november 2023

Aantal pagina's: 224

Hoofdauteur: Tim Saunders

Hoofduitgeverij: Pen & Sword Military

Product breedte: 156 mm

Product lengte: 234 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 156 mm

Verpakking lengte: 234 mm

EAN: 9781399055284

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