Water Foul

Operation Veritable kicked off in the early morning of the 8th, and progress throughout the day was better than expected. Plans called for several units to wait to attack after darkness had fallen, and some of these had the unenviable task of attacking flooded villages. The Germans had …

1945-02-09

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Operation Veritable kicked off in the early morning of the 8th, and progress throughout the day was better than expected. Plans called for several units to wait to attack after darkness had fallen, and some of these had the unenviable task of attacking flooded villages. The Germans had breached the Rhine River flood controls in many areas in an attempt to slow down the Allied advance. The flooded villages would need to be cleared out to protect the flank of the 21st Army Group. One of these was the village of Niel, dubbed “Little Tobruk” due to its fortified nature.

Niel, Germany

Operation Veritable was the northern part of an Allied pincer movement that took place between 8 February and 11 March 1945 during the final stages of the Second World War. The operation was conducted by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group, primarily consisting of the First Canadian Army under Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar and the British XXX Corps under Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks.

Canadian

German

Scenario Type = Standard