This is a translation of chapter II of a (French) book - in two volumes - I recently acquired, about the French Expeditionary Force (F.E.C.),...
Sometimes you're almost on top of it .. but you don't see it ... [ATTACH] A well known picture of the Jagdpanther of the 655 s.Pz.Jg.Abt. KO'd...
Found this rare picture of General Crerar in a Jeep on the internet. Bedee has already located the spot (Reichswald near Cleve). Does anyone know...
Introduction: Operation Amherst (7 - 14 April 1945) In the last weeks of the war several SAS operations were conducted in the 21st Army Group...
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...
[ATTACH] There has been some discussion about this knocked out 'Sherman Firefly' of the 13/18th Hussars at the village of Megchelen (28 March...
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...
1. KO'd Panther at Lavaux I ran into some new pictures of a disabled Panther in the Ardennes on You Tube. This tank was knocked out by a...
Found the attached photo, taken during Veritable, on the internet. Which unit are these men from. Does anyone recognise the shoulder flash of the...
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...
Today, as part of the 70-year commemorations of Operation Veritable, the bridge at Gennep was renamed "Highlander Bridge". Gennep and its crossing...
Location: Schmachdarm The weekend of the 70th Anniversary of the battle of Arnhem (20 & 21 September), I toured through the Rhineland with four...
VERITABLE: 15th Scottish Division in the Reichswald battle (Feb 1945) In the Summer of 2011 I cycled through the Reichswald area to take...
I am looking for info on the operations of the 15th Recce Regt at Cleve in Febr 1945. Does anyone have a War Diary or Regimental History?
Part I : The assault across the Rhine: Operation TURNSCREW "Over the Rhine, then, let us go. And good hunting to you all on the other side."...
Planning the counterattack The eastern part of The Island, locally known as Over-Betuwe, virtually is my back-yard :) , so I decided to take some...
Operation Blockbuster On 26 February 1945, the Canadian 2nd Corps, launched a set-piece attack called 'Blockbuster', designed to break through...
As a 'spin-off' of my WW2talk activities, I've been asked by the Dutch Military to conduct a small Battle Field Tour on the battle of Moyland Wood...
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