Bewildered and Belligerent

The veteran 43rd Wessex Division was being held in reserve for a breakthrough opportunity. As D+1 drew to a close, the news of the imminent capture of Cleve came to General Horrocks. Reports of the capture of Cleve were premature, however. As the Wessex moved out, they …

1945-02-10

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The veteran 43rd Wessex Division was being held in reserve for a breakthrough opportunity. As D+1 drew to a close, the news of the imminent capture of Cleve came to General Horrocks. Reports of the capture of Cleve were premature, however. As the Wessex moved out, they became entangled with the 15th Scottish Division on the only good road in the area. The Germans were as confused as the Allies, having initially defended Cleve with nothing more than screening forces. Confusion reigned on both sides. As the bewildered Germans awoke on the 10th to the realization that the British had broken through their lines, they quickly counterattacked, with the battle soon disintegrating into a free-for-all spread all around the city.

Cleve, 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.

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Scenario Type = Standard