My Veritable stuff

[Luftwaffe44]

Hi guys, i'm 17 years old and I now collect for 2 years everything of Op. Veritable (Battle of the Reichswald, Goch, Kleve etc). Here are some documents from my colledtion (offcourse this is not my whole collection, but these are most of my documents). Because Ludwig and some other people wanted to see some Reichswald/Veritable photo's, here they are.

Some death notices.

Polizei Oberleutnant Messner. He died in Goch, on the 7th of february 1945 (the day the artillery offensive of the British and Canadian started before Veritable). Nearly 80% of Goch was destroyed during the destruction.



Oberfeldwebel Fallschirmjager Alois Gilch (actually this is Blockbuster, but it came right after Veritable, and it's the same area).



A Flak Wachtmeister (Hans Kulzer) killed in Kleve by accident (no, it isn't Veritable, but it's the same area).


These were my few death notices, now I will post my photo's.

[Luftwaffe44]

Here's a press picture of a Scottish Regiment walking through the Reichswald. Look at those broken trees etc! Picture is dated February 1945.



British and Canadian troops are on their way to Kleve, they just have passed the Reichswald. Picture is dated 13th February 1945.



Men of 43rd Wessex searching for snipers in Kleve centre, I know the specific location, it's the Cleve Ring.



Then and now

[Luftwaffe44]

American Press photo of British and Canadian troops on their way to Kleve. Dated 9th February 1945.



British troops are again firing on German snipers in Kleve, photo is dated 15th February 1945.



And my newest edition, a press photo of prisoner with British troops in Xanten (Klever Tor). March 1945.



Look at the new stones in the tower right now!

[Luftwaffe44]

British tank in Uedem, end of Veritable, press photo.



Here are some Dutch illigal papers from 9, 10, 11 february 1945 about Veritable (other side).


Reconnaissance photo of the RAF, picture was taken near Venlo, january 1945, for preparing Veritable. There are some 8,8 guns on the photo, and some halftracks. Also, in the background is the Ost-Venlo map, German, 1941.

[Fallschirmjaeger]

Real Good

Thanks Luftwaffe44<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_1608573", true); </SCRIPT> for this info that you have this is my favourite group of battles,you could say from the germany border/reichswald,hochwald etc.. to the west bank of the rhine battles etc.. in WW2 and because my favourite troops the fallschirmj******228;ger fought all over the area.

[Norman Hamilton]

Luftw44,
Thanks for the very good photos. This is an intriguing subject. Thanks....NH....

[Luftwaffe44]

Thanks! In the (near) future I will open a site just about Veritable! I also have around 10 maps of the Veritable area, if there's interest I can post them there also. But Veritable is indeed very interesting, not much people investigate this (important) part of the liberation of Germany.

[Fallschirmjaeger]

Thanks

Thanks Luftwaffe44,i will want to look at that site for shure,and would be interested in those maps too.

[Luftwaffe44]

I will scan some maps in the near future for you.
Here's is my latest bargain, a very nice FJ death notice, died in Goch, very near the Reichswald, during Op. Veritable on 18 februari 1945. It measures 15x21cm.

[Fallschirmjaeger]

Thanks

Thanks,must have missed this one when i was on all the time.