Battle of the Reichswald

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World War II battle military conflict

The Battle of the Reichswald was a major World War II Allied offensive in early 1945 to clear German forces from the Reichswald Forest and open the way into the Rhineland.

Aliases (1)

Battle of the Roer River ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → military conflict →
alsoKnownAs	Operation Veritable →
belligerent	Allied forces → Canada → German Army → Germany → Poland → United Kingdom → United States →
campaign	Rhineland campaign →
commander	Alfred Schlemm NERFINISHED → Bernard Montgomery → Harry Crerar → Johannes Blaskowitz NERFINISHED → Miles Dempsey →
conflict	World War II →
countryInvolved	Canada → Germany → Poland → United Kingdom → United States →
endDate	1945-03-11 →
followedBy	Operation Blockbuster → Operation Plunder →
front	Western Front →
involved	armoured units → heavy artillery bombardment → infantry operations →
location	Germany → Lower Rhine region → North Rhine-Westphalia → Reichswald Forest →
notableUnit	British Second Army → First Canadian Army → German 1st Parachute Army →
objective	clear German forces from the Reichswald Forest → open the way into the Rhineland →
partOf	Allied invasion of Germany → Operation Veritable → Western Front of World War II →
precededBy	Battle of the Bulge →
result	Allied victory →
startDate	1945-02-08 →
strategicSignificance	breached German defenses in the Rhineland → contributed to opening the route to the Rhine River →
theatre	European theatre of World War II →
typeOfWarfare	combined arms offensive → forest warfare →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Veritable →	alsoKnownAs
XIX Corps (United States) ("Battle of the Roer River") →	notableBattle
British XXX Corps →	notableEngagement