Crossing of the Rhine

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World War II battle military operation

The Crossing of the Rhine was a pivotal Allied operation in March 1945 in which Western Allied forces breached Germany’s last major natural defensive barrier, opening the way for the final invasion of the German heartland.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → military operation →
aimedAt	defeating Nazi Germany in the west →
belligerent	Allied forces → Nazi Germany →
commander	Bernard Montgomery → Courtney Hodges → Dwight D. Eisenhower → Jacob L. Devers → Omar Bradley → William H. Simpson →
conflict	World War II →
countryCrossedInto	Germany →
date	March 1945 →
followedBy	Allied invasion of western Germany → collapse of organized German resistance in the west → encirclement of the Ruhr →
front	Western Front →
GermanCommander	Albert Kesselring → Walther Model →
involved	airborne forces → armored units → engineer units →
location	Germany → Rhine River → Western Europe →
notableEngagement	British and Canadian crossings in the Rees–Wesel sector → Operation Plunder → Operation Varsity → U.S. First Army crossing at Remagen → U.S. Seventh Army crossings in southern Germany → U.S. Third Army crossings near Oppenheim → capture of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen →
objective	establish bridgeheads across the Rhine River → penetrate into western Germany →
opponent	German Army Group B → Wehrmacht →
participant	British Army → Canadian Army → French forces → United States Army →
partOf	Western Front of World War II →
precededBy	Allied advance across western Europe in 1944–1945 →
result	Allied victory →
riverCrossed	Rhine →
startDate	March 1945 →
strategicSignificance	breached Germany’s last major natural defensive barrier in the west → opened the way for the Allied invasion of the German heartland →
theater	European Theater of Operations →
typeOfOperation	amphibious river crossing → combined arms operation →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
12th Army Group → French First Army → U.S. Ninth Army → XXX Corps ("Rhine crossing at Wesel") →	engagement
21st Army Group → British 6th Airborne Division ("Crossing of the River Rhine in 1945") → British Second Army →	operation
Western Front (World War II) → Western Front (World War II) ("Remagen bridgehead") →	notableEvent
Battle of Pollentia →	after
Operation Plunder ("Rhine crossing at Wesel") →	alsoKnownAs
Commander of 21st Army Group →	associatedOperation
Rhineland campaign →	followedBy
Western Allied invasion of Germany →	hasPart
Northwest Europe →	notableBattle
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division →	notableEngagement
Third United States Army →	notableOperation
11th Armoured Division →	participatedIn
Operation Plunder ("Allied advance to the Rhine") →	precededBy