Operation Veritable

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Troops stop for tea in Kranenberg, next to a large circular swastika emblem, 9 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Troops of the 5/7th Gordon Highlanders in the Reichswald, 9 February 1945.

WWII Rhineland Campaign - 8 Feb - 5 March 1945

A column of Churchill tanks and other vehicles at the start of Operation 'Veritable', NW Europe, 8 February 1945. Churchill tanks and other vehicles at the start of Operation 'Veritable', 8 February 1945.

A soldier standing in the ruins of Kleve, reading a German poster calling for civilians to conserve fuel supplies for the war effort.

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 Churchill tanks supporting infantry of the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during Operation 'Veritable', 8 February 1945.

British Tanks and Afvs in Nw Europe 1944-45 A Churchill tank ploughs along a muddy, heavily rutted forest track in the Reichswald during Operation 'Veritable', 8 February 1945.

Churchill tanks of 107th Regiment RAC (King's Own), 34th Tank Brigade, at the start of the Reichswald battle in Germany, 9 February 1945. Churchill tanks of 107th Regiment RAC (King's Own), 34th Tank Brigade, at the start of the Reichswald battle, 9 February 1945.

Op donderdag 8 februari 2018 vond op de Canadese erebegraafplaats aan de Zevenheuvelenweg in Groesbeek de jaarlijkse herdenking van Operatie Veritable plaats.

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command The German town of Kleve, photographed from a low-flying Auster aircraft, a few days after the major Bomber Command raid on 7-8 February 1945, carried out as a prelude to Operation 'Veritable', the British and Canadian advance across the Rhine.

British troops loading rocket projectiles in preparation for the offensive in the Reichswald, Germany.

The Rhineland - Operation Veritable 8-21 February 1945

Ruined Landscape, Reichwald Forest 1945 image: a ruined landscape scarred by war near the Reichswald Forest in Germany. In the foreground various petrol canisters and implements litter a shell hole, with bomb damaged buildings and trees in the background. Military vehicles move along a road on the horizon.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 A universal carrier of 51st Highland Division ploughing through thick mud during the Reichswald battle, 9 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 An Archer 17-pdr self-propelled gun near Nutterden, 9 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Men of the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders and Churchill tanks in the Reichswald forest, 10 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Universal carriers of the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders in the Reichswald forest, 10 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Infantry of 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 15th (Scottish) Division, dug in outside Kleve in the Reichswald, 10 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Archer 17-pdr self-propelled gun in the flooded streets of Kranenburg, 11 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Churchill bridgelayer and fascine carrier in the Reichswald forest, 12 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 The crew of a machine gun carrier of the Middlesex Regiment shelter beneath a tarpaulin erected over their vehicle in the Reichswald, 12 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Men of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders pose with a captured German swastika flag following the capture of Kleve, 11 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Churchill tank of 6th Guards Tank Brigade and infantry of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders in Kleve, 11 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Infantry of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders clearing snipers in Kleve, 11 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade and infantry of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders in Kleve, 11 February 1945.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 Infantry of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders searching German prisoners in Kleve, 11 February 1945.