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HIGGINS, DAVID R. - The Roer River Battles Germany's Stand at the Westwall 1944-45
Philadelphia, PA: Casemate Publishers, 2010. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1935149296. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "During World War II, Operation Grenade was the crossing of the Roer river between Roermond and Düren by the U. S. Ninth Army, commanded by Lieutenant General William Hood Simpson, in February 1945, which marked the beginning of the Allied invasion of Germany. On 9 February, the U. S. Ninth Army—operating under Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group since the Battle of the Bulge—was to cross the Roer and link up with the Canadian First Army, under Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar, coming from the Nijmegen area of the Netherlands in Operation Veritable, which had started at 05: 00 on 8 February. However, once the Canadians had advanced, the Germans opened the sluice gates of upstream dams (Rur Dam and Urft Dam). This stopped the Americans from crossing as planned. It had been anticipated that the Germans would try to do this, and that General Omar Bradley's U. S. 12th Army Group could capture them in time to stop the flooding. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 | £UK 16.25 | JP¥ 3104] Booknumber: 41379
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USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 | £UK 16.25 | JP¥ 3104] Booknumber: 41379
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