In 2025 we commemorate 80 years of liberation of the Netherlands, marking the end of 5 years of war in the Netherlands (1940-1945). For this...
Hi all, I am reviewing what I've written on Veritable and find myself needing to check the following: Were all the British divisions which...
Personal Number: 5517 Rank: Major-General Name: Robert Knox ROSS, CB, DSO, MC, MiD** Unit: Queen's Royal Regiment London Gazette : 4 February...
I've written and article on this. Corrections most welcome. The psychology of artillery effectiveness – Wavell Room [ATTACH]
Hello! I was wondering if anyone has a photo of the village Kessel (DEU) during operation Veritable. I have seen the photos from Stolpi's thread...
The SSVC urban warfare vids are back on YouTube https://youtu.be/MmyXchtGP88 This is lovely stuff but who can spot the 3 deliberate mistakes? Too...
Hi all, I am looking for books focused on individual 21 AG operations in 1945 - such as Battle for the Roer Triangle by Gootzen and Connor (about...
Hi, I have been researching my father’s service in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Before his death in 93, we traveled together from the...
Personal Number: 75604 Rank: Major Name: Charles O'Meara FARRELL, MC, MiD Unit: Scots Guards London Gazette : 9 August 1945...
I ran into this picture some time ago on the internet and wonder if anyone knows when and where it was taken. Must be Operation Veritable...
Battle for the Rhineland (IWM Collections): BATTLE FOR THE RHINELAND PART 1: OPERATION VERITABLE - THE FIRST THREE DAYS [Main Title] BATTLE FOR...
I decided to restore an old thread of mine about the 51st Highland Division in Operation Veritable, which I posted on this site in March 2012, but...
During the opening phase of Veritable, on 8 Feb 45, the Regiment de Maisonneuve lost only a few soldiers killed in the attack on De Heuvel; one of...
I'm looking for the Highland Light Infantry of Canada War Diary entries from Feb 1945, particularly around Feb 10-12 and the taking of the village...
1. Wyler strongpoint This thread has been long in the making. In February last year I travelled the area together with Bedee, the resident expert...
INTRODUCTION During the Summer of 2013 we started with the project “ The military landscape of Nijmegen” and in particular the Duivelsberg, this...
Hi I'm new to this and hope I am posting in the correct forum. I have noted from other posts that many here, are very well informed and to be...
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4445250 Reference: WO 171/5143 Description: 5 Coldstream Guards Date: 1945 Jan.- Oct
Hi all, Just looking for information and associations with the Sherwood Rangers in February 1945 For a lot of which they seem to have been in...
1. Waterborn actions of the 3rd Cdn Inf Div in Op Veritable: In the opening stage of Veritable, the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division (ID) had to...
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