Varsity
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Varsity is the commonly used short name for Operation Varsity, the large Allied airborne assault conducted in March 1945 during World War II to support the crossing of the Rhine River into Germany.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Varsity | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II operation
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airborne operation ⓘ airborne operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| airborneComponent |
glider landings
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paratroop drops ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allies
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Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| campaign | Allied invasion of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderAllied | Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | 21st Army Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Canada
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United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 24 March 1945 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied advance into northern Germany ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Operation Varsity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedBranch |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedFormation |
British 6th Airborne Division
NERFINISHED
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U.S. 17th Airborne Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
near Wesel, Germany
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west of the Rhine River ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
airborne drop close behind enemy lines
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conducted in daylight ⓘ |
| objective |
seize key terrain east of the Rhine River
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support the Allied crossing of the Rhine River into Germany ⓘ |
| opponent | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied advances to the Rhine in early 1945 ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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successful establishment of airborne bridgehead east of the Rhine ⓘ |
| riverCrossingSupported | Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scale | one of the largest single-day airborne operations in history ⓘ |
| shortNameFor | Operation Varsity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicGoal | facilitate Allied advance into northern Germany ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Operation Plunder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedOperation | Operation Plunder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | March 1945 ⓘ |
| typeOfAssault | airborne assault ⓘ |
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
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