Crossing of the Roer River

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The Crossing of the Roer River was a World War II Allied operation in early 1945 in which U.S. forces forced a passage over Germany’s Roer River as part of the drive into the Rhineland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
military operation
alsoKnownAs Crossing of the Roer River
surface form: Roer River crossing
belligerent Nazi Germany
United States of America
surface form: United States
commander Courtney Hodges
Walter Model
William H. Simpson
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Germany
date February 1945
endDate 1945-02-28
feature strong German defensive positions on the east bank of the Roer
use of dams upstream affecting river flow
followedBy Allied crossing of the Rhine
Operation Plunder
location Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland
Roer
surface form: Roer River
militaryUnit U.S. 1st Army
surface form: U.S. First Army

U.S. Ninth Army
VII Corps
surface form: VII Corps (United States)

XIII Corps
surface form: XIII Corps (United States)

XIX Corps (United States)
objective to break through German defenses in the Rhineland
to force a crossing of the Roer River
to open the way to the Rhine River
opponentUnit German Fifteenth Army
surface form: German 15th Army

German 7th Army
partOf Allied advance into the Rhineland
Rhineland campaign
surface form: Rhineland Campaign

Western Front of World War II
precededBy Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
relatedEvent Battle of the Rur Triangle
Operation Grenade
result Allied victory
German forces forced to withdraw from the Roer line
successful Allied river crossing
side Allied forces
surface form: Allies

Axis powers
surface form: Axis Powers
startDate 1945-02-23
tactic amphibious river assault
artillery preparation
engineer bridging operations
theater European Theater of Operations, United States Army
surface form: European Theater of Operations
timePeriod late stages of World War II in Europe

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XIX Corps (United States) notableBattle Crossing of the Roer River
Operation Grenade relatedEvent Crossing of the Roer River
this entity surface form: Battle of the Roer River
Crossing of the Roer River alsoKnownAs Crossing of the Roer River
this entity surface form: Roer River crossing