Operation Varsity

The airborne phase of the Allies' Northern Rhine crossing was to be the last airborne assault of the war. Artillery units and fighter-bombers pounded the German gun positions in the vicinity of the drop zones so severely that the first wave of transport planes experienced little ground fire, arriving …

1945-03-24

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The airborne phase of the Allies' Northern Rhine crossing was to be the last airborne assault of the war. Artillery units and fighter-bombers pounded the German gun positions in the vicinity of the drop zones so severely that the first wave of transport planes experienced little ground fire, arriving as they did so close behind the Allied bombardment phase. But the second regiment to land was not so fortunate. With the Germans no longer deterred by the bombardment, the paratroopers of the 513th Parachute Regiment were greeted by heavy small arms and AA fire as they started their descent a full mile north of their assigned drop zones.

Hamminkeln, Germany

Operation Varsity was a successful airborne forces operation launched by Allied troops that took place toward the end of World War II. Involving more than 16,000 paratroopers and several thousand aircraft, it was the largest airborne operation in history to be conducted on a single day and in one location.

American

German

Scenario Type = Standard