My great uncle James draine 3310291 1 st battalion Black watch was killed on the 23 march 1945 at rees , He is buried next to Major Boyle co B company Black watch in Reichswald Forest , His comanding officer was Major D. Johnstone. of 1st Battalion Black Watch. I was told he was in the forward company when him and a few others got a direct it by a heavy shell , he was in the sniper section and was in the army almost 14 years SPELDROP/KLEIN ESSERDEN
Hi stolpi ,I have been to Reichwald Forest To See my Unlce James Draine Grave And it Does say 24 march When he died , But i have A letter dated on 2/2/ 45 from major D Johnstone to his wife That he was in the Forward Company and in his letter says he died on the 23rd just after crossing the Rhine.
Please give Richard our regards from, Family Bussink and Rijks from Dinxperlo Holland. We met in 2010 during the anni-4/5th of May at the Church in Dinxperlo. We are close friends to the Family of Dennis Hall and our Unkle Jan Wissing from Culmstock. Dennis is my Fathers WWII Mate they met at the 30th of March 1945 in the Town of Dinxperlo, my father had just beating up a German Fallschirmjäger as Dennis came around the corner of Grandpa's Croucery. They are still the best friends from that time on. Regards, Robert
Dear Stolpi, in user of my documents. You can use them for further research then. If you are in need for more information, you are welcome. These are all detailled documents from my own Archive. Cheers and Regards, Robert
I'm looking for War Diaries of the 51st Highland Division for March 1945. Anyone? You will find one in the Public Record Office at Kew, London, England. There is another interesting record in A History of the 1st Battalion, 1939-1945 by Brig John Adam Hopwood. (BWRA 0727)
Here is a map where the german gun emplacements as wel as fortified positions are drawed in. Too bad it only includes the eastside of rees.
Just a reminder to anyone in the North Essex area that at Marks Hall tomorrow there will be a service held in the grounds at about 11am. Marks Hall is situated on land that was part of Earls Colne airfield during the war. Usually there is civilian glider that flies overhead after the service and also Apache helicopters from RAF Wattisham.
The 8th battalion The Royal Scots in 44 Brigade, 15 Scottish Division, were one of only three infantry battalions to be in an assault crossing of the three major obstacles in Western Europe: Seine, Rhine and Elbe. Does anyone know about the other two battalion?
STOLPI: Wat een fanatstisch gedetailleerd verslag van de Rhinecrosssing bij REES. Het toeval wil dat ik met een clubje actief dienende militairen en BDrs daar eind van het jaar een BFT willen houden. Voel je er wat voor om voor ons een BFT bij REES te houden? Erik
Maybe that my Grandfather took part of this battle. But i´m not really sure, he was attached to Gen. Meindls Corps for a time.
"Too Close for the Guns!" 9 Canadian Infantry Brigade in the Battle for the Rhine Bridgehead Lee A. Windsor The North Novas at Bienen March 25th 1945 http://www.wlu.ca/lcmsds/cmh/back%20issues/CMH/volume%2012/issues%201%20and%202/Lee%20Windsor%20-%20too%20close%20for%20the%20guns%20-%209%20canadian%20infantry%20brigade%20in%20the%20battle%20for%20the%20rhine%20br.pdf
