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Operation Veritable - Battle of the Reichswald 7th Jan 1945 On the Move 8th Jan 1945 In Action 9th Jan 1945 In Action 10th Jan 1945 In Action 11th Jan 1945 Out of Range 12th Jan 1945 Out of Range 13th Jan 1945 On the Move 3rd Feb 1945  Demonstration 5th Feb 1945  Briefing 6th Feb 1945  Preparations 7th Feb 1945 Orders 7th Feb 1945  Preparations 7th Feb 1945 Conference 8th Feb 1945 Guns in Action 8th Feb 1945 On the Move 8th Feb 1945  On the Move 8th Feb 1945 Explosion 8th Feb 1945 Targets Engaged 9th Feb 1945 Orders 9th Feb 1945  V1s 9th Feb 1945 Preparations 10th Feb 1945 Slow Progress 10th Feb 1945  Slow Progress 10th Feb 1945 Enemy Targetted 11th Feb 1945 In Action 11th Feb 1945  Awaiting Orders 11th Feb 1945 Flooding 12th Feb 1945 In Action 12th Feb 1945  Awaiting Orders 13th Feb 1945 Advance Continues 13th Feb 1945  Awaiting Orders 13th Feb 1945 Night Firing 13th February 1945 Pilot taken PoW 14th Feb 1945 Quiet 14th Feb 1945  Spectators 15th Feb 1945 Counter Attack 15th Feb 1945  Awaiting Orders 16th Feb 1945 In Action 16th Feb 1945  Cramped Conditions 17th Feb 1945 In Action 17th Feb 1945  New Billets 18th Feb 1945 Heavy Shelling 19th Feb 1945 Heavy Shelling 20th Feb 1945 Heavy Shelling 21st Feb 1945 Reliefs 24th February 1945 Pilot taken PoW 26th Feb 1945 Reliefs 27th Feb 1945 Reliefs 28th Feb 1945 Patrols 3rd Mar 1945 Orders 4th Mar 1945 Advance 5th Mar 1945 The Rhine 6th Mar 1945 Civilians 7th Mar 1945 Artillery Active 8th Mar 1945 Attack Made 9th Mar 1945 Recce 10th Mar 1945 Preparations 13th Mar 1945 Moves If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Those known to have fought in Operation Veritable - Battle of the Reichswald during the Second World War 1939-1945. Clifford James Albert. Pte. Hooper Kenneth Samuel Charles. Tpr. McIvor B.. (d.8th Feb 1945) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of Operation Veritable - Battle of the Reichswald from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. 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If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about Operation Veritable - Battle of the Reichswald? There are:58 items tagged Operation Veritable - Battle of the Reichswald available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. B. McIvor 9th Btn. Cameronians (d.8th Feb 1945) Near Nijmegen was a temporary Cemetery originally made by the Grenadier Guards in September 1944 during the operation Market Garden. At the start of the Operation Veritable in Feb 1945 in this cemetery also a few members of the 9th Battalion Cameronians were buried. We noticed the following names: B. McIvor killed 8 feb ( 14748601) B. Evenden killed 9th fe.(14730325) W.R. Ramsay killed 9th feb (14404830) We are writing an article on this cemetery and would be pleased to get more information on the fallen people. Frans Geertsen Add to this record. Pte. James Albert Clifford D Coy., 1st Btn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry My Dad, James Clifford was conscripted into the Army at 18 years of age in June 1944. He completed training and joined his unit in October 1944. Fought in France, Belgium and Holland. He fought in the Battle for Roermond and took part in Operation Veritable in the Reichswald Forest. He was injured in late February 1945 during a mortar attack. He returned to the UK and did not leave hospital until October 1947. He was discharged from the Army in November 1947. Annmarie Jones Add to this record. Tpr. Kenneth Samuel Charles Hooper 6 Troop 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment Kenneth Hooper served with 6 Troop, 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment in WW2. He was part of Operation Veritable. He was captured on 12th of February 1945 near Cleve on the Siegfried Line. Transferred to Stalag XIB, he spent 6 weeks in hospital suffering from a wound in head. Kenneth was liberated on 16th April. Robin Hooper Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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