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.
Historical Overview
Operation Veritable was the northern part of an Allied pincer movement that took place between 8 February and 11 March 1945 during the final stages of the Second World War. The operation was conducted by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group, primarily consisting of the First Canadian Army under Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar and the British XXX Corps under Lieutenant-general Brian Horrocks.
Quick Facts
UK / Canada
- Commander: Harry Crerar
- Strength: ca. 200.000
- Casualties: ca. 15.000
German Army
- Commander: Alfred Schlemm
- Strength: ca. 50.000
- Casualties: ca. 10.000
Strategic Context
Reaching the Rhine in the North.
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