Contemporary era · 1945
Operation Grenade
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.
- When
- 23 Feb 1945 – 10 Mar 1945
- Where
- Rhineland
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
Before and after
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