Operation Veritable was the northern part of the Second World War pincer movement by Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery's 21st Army Group to clear the land between the Rhine and Roer rivers. General Dwight Eisenhower, the Allied Commander, had decided that the best route into Germany would be across the relatively flat lands of northern Europe. This required that Allied forces should close up to the Rhine along its whole length. During World War II, the Western Front was the theater of fighting west of Germany, encompassing the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Denmark. ... Combatants Kingdom of the Netherlands Germany Commanders Henry G. Winkelman, Jan Joseph Godfried baron van Voorst tot Voorst Fedor von Bock (Army Group B) Strength 9 divisions, 676 guns, 1 tank (inoperational), 124 aircraft Total: 350,000 men 22 divisions, 1,378 guns, 759 tanks, 1150 aircraft Total: 750,000... 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At this stage, 21st Army Group consisted of the British Second Army (Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey), First Canadian Army (General Harry Crerar) and the US Ninth Army (Lieutenant General William Simpson). While the British Second Army would hold the northern flank, the Canadian First Army, reinforced, would advance through the Reichswald Forest. The US Ninth Army was to execute Operation Grenade, the southern part of the pincer. The British Second Army was extant in both World Wars. ... Lieutenant-General Dempsey Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey GBE KCB DSO MC (15th December 1896 - 5th June 1969) was commander of the British Second Army during the D-Day landings in World War II. After graduating from Sandhurst Military Academy in 1915 Dempsey joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment. ... The First Canadian Army was the senior Canadian operational formation in Europe during the Second World War. ... General The Honourable Henry Duncan Graham (Harry) Crerar Henry Duncan Graham (Harry) Crerar, PC, CH, CB, DSO, KStJ, CD (April 28, 1888 - April 1, 1965) was a Canadian general and the countrys leading field commander in World War II. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he died at Ottawa, Ontario. ... The US Ninth Army was one of the main US combat commands used during the campaign in northwest Europe in 1944 and 1945. ... Lieutenant General William Hood Simpson was a distinguished U.S. Army officer who commanded the U.S. Ninth Army in northern Europe, during World War II, among other roles. ... The Reichswald Forest, near the Dutch/ German border, was the scene of a Second World War battle in February, 1945. ... Operation Grenade was the plan for The US Ninth Army to cross the Roer (Rur) river in February 1945. ...

Operation Veritable began on February 8, 1945 and the next day the Germans blew the gates out of the largest Roer dam, sending water surging down the valley. The next day they added to the flooding by doing the same to dams further up stream on the Roer and the Urft. The river rose at two foot an hour and the valley down stream to the Meuse stayed flooded for about two weeks. is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Meuse is a département in northeast France, named after the Meuse River. ...

The British Second and the Canadian First were able to continue their advance with heavy fighting along the narrow neck of land between the Meuse and the Waal east of Nijmegen, but the U.S. Ninth were unable to advance until the waters went down during the third week. WAAL (The Whale) is a classic rock radio station broadcasting at 99. ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area (2006)  - Municipality 57. ...

During the two weeks that the river was flooded Hitler would not allow the Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt to withdraw East behind the Rhine arguing that it would only delay the inevitable fight. He ordered him to fight where his forces stood. Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (December 12, 1875 - February 24, 1953) was a Generalfeldmarschall of the German Army during World War II. He held some of the highest field commands in all phases of the war. ...

By the time the water had subsided and the Ninth Army was able to cross the Roer on February 23, other Allied forces were also close to the Rhine's west bank. Rundstedt's divisions which had remained on the west bank of the Rhine were cut to pieces in the battle of the Rhineland and 290,000 men were taken prisoner. February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Battle of the Siegfried Line was one of the final Allied campaigns1 of World War II of the Western European Campaign and details the fights on and around the Siegfried Line. ...

See also

• Western Front (World War)

During World War II, the Western Front was the theater of fighting west of Germany, encompassing the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Denmark. ...

External links

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