Monty’s Gamble: Allied Rhine Crossing 1945

Monty’s Gamble: Allied Rhine Crossing 1945

The Rhine river was the last major natural obstacle on the Western Front of WW2 in early 1945. The Allied armies needed to cross the symbolic river to enter the heart of Nazi Germany. While General Patton’s 1st Army crossed the river at Remagen first, the actual set-piece battle of the Rhine took place further north and involved the biggest airborne operation in a single day in the entire war.
Credit to : Real Time History