March 1945
Rhineland West Bank Secured
Montgomery's armies secure positions west of the Rhine before preparing the major river assault.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Rhine in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Montgomery's armies secure positions west of the Rhine before preparing the major river assault.
Launches the 21st Army Group assault across the Rhine at Rees and Wesel.
Supports the Rhine crossing with the large British-American airborne assault of Operation Varsity.
Accompanies Churchill during a visit to troops after the successful Rhine crossings.
Provenance
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