Category:Operation Plunder

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English: Operation Plunder was the crossing of the Rhine River at Rees, Wesel, and south of the Lippe River in North Rhine-Westphalia by the Allies in March 1945 during World War II. The airborne component was Operation Varsity.

Operation Plunder

1945 operation, part of a coordinated set of Rhine crossings during WWII

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Instance of

military operation

Part of

Western Allied invasion of Germany

Location

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Has part(s)

Q61081710

Point in time

March 1945

Start time

23 March 1945

End time

24 March 1945

Authority file
Q697403 Library of Congress authority ID: sh2007002442 U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10664046 J9U ID: 987007554485305171
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Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

B

Bailey bridge Bislich–Xanten (2 F)

O

Operation Varsity (1 P, 81 F)

Pages in category "Operation Plunder"

This category contains only the following page.

C

Crossing the Rhine

Media in category "Operation Plunder"

The following 64 files are in this category, out of 64 total.

Crossing of the Rhine.jpg 1,261 × 956; 1.91 MB
OperationVarsity1945.svg 808 × 1,052; 42 KB
Rhine Crossings in the North 24-28 March 1945.jpg 2,800 × 2,160; 1.82 MB
Rhineland Campaign - 11-21 March 1945.jpg 1,261 × 956; 2.05 MB
7.2 inch howitzers at Rhine crossing 1945 IWM B 15776.jpg 800 × 800; 84 KB
British 5.5 inch guns at Rhine crossing March 1945 IWM B 15772.jpg 799 × 800; 112 KB
British 5.5 inch guns Rhine Crossing March 1945 IWM B 15767.jpg 797 × 800; 95 KB
Buffaloes being transported forward in preparation for crossing the Rhine.jpg 800 × 792; 115 KB
Operationvarsity.jpg 800 × 448; 40 KB
Diamond T Model 980 tractor.jpg 782 × 784; 63 KB
8th Royal Scots mortar under fire 24-03-1945.jpg 800 × 537; 40 KB
American mortar crew in action near the Rhine, 1945.JPEG 2,735 × 2,147; 1,007 KB
Bedford QL truck.jpg 779 × 518; 46 KB
British commandos in the shattered outskirts of Wesel.jpg 800 × 792; 110 KB
Crossing the Rhine in Buffaloes at Wesel.jpg 800 × 779; 73 KB
General Dempsey crossing the Rhine.jpg 780 × 511; 42 KB
Leaving the assault craft.jpg 800 × 784; 83 KB
Lorry-mounted 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun.jpg 800 × 534; 57 KB
Sherman DD tanks crossing the Rhine.jpg 798 × 800; 48 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- Assault on the Rhine and Capture of Wesel BU2334.jpg 800 × 773; 61 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- Assault on the Rhine and Capture of Wesel BU2335.jpg 800 × 780; 68 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- Assault on the Rhine and Capture of Wesel BU2337.jpg 800 × 782; 58 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- Assault on the Rhine and Capture of Wesel BU2338.jpg 800 × 782; 46 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- Assault on the Rhine and Capture of Wesel BU2340.jpg 800 × 786; 67 KB
Two young German soldiers.jpg 799 × 800; 125 KB
British triple 20mm anti-aircraft mounting on the banks of the Rhine, 25 March 1945. BU2125.jpg 771 × 800; 99 KB
Churchill on the east bank of the Rhine.jpg 798 × 800; 113 KB
Hundreds of German POWs.jpg 800 × 799; 130 KB
Prime Minister Winston Churchill Crosses the River Rhine, Germany 1945 BU2248.jpg 794 × 800; 64 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU2482.jpg 1,576 × 2,480; 422 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- the Prime Minister Crosses the Rhine BU2258.jpg 800 × 789; 72 KB
Winston Churchill looks over the Rhine.jpg 800 × 632; 105 KB
Winston Churchill watching Allied vehicles crossing the Rhine.jpg 800 × 792; 77 KB
Achilles tank destroyer on the east bank of the Rhine.jpg 800 × 796; 104 KB
9th Armored Division, Engers, Germany 03-27-45.jpg 786 × 596; 111 KB
Crossing the Rhine in a Buffalo.jpg 798 × 800; 70 KB
5.5-inch guns firing in support of the Rhine crossing, 24 March 1945. BU2140.jpg 800 × 551; 48 KB
A Sherman tank of 8th Armoured Brigade in Kevelaer, Germany, 4 March 1945. B15145.jpg 1,772 × 1,777; 409 KB
Allied Aircraft Cross the Rhine, Kevelaer, Germany, 24 March 1945 TR2837.jpg 800 × 630; 44 KB
Assault Crossing Study- Rhine River Orsoy to Wesel - DPLA - 3df69025ab55168adc13af691662c6df (page 1).jpg 8,438 × 6,930; 4.64 MB
Assault Crossing Study- Rhine River Orsoy to Wesel - DPLA - 3df69025ab55168adc13af691662c6df (page 2).jpg 8,731 × 6,930; 7.25 MB
Assault Crossing Study- Rhine River Orsoy to Wesel - DPLA - 3df69025ab55168adc13af691662c6df (page 3).jpg 8,704 × 6,800; 4.99 MB
Assault Crossing Study- Rhine River Orsoy to Wesel - DPLA - 3df69025ab55168adc13af691662c6df (page 4).jpg 8,617 × 6,961; 6.94 MB
Assault Crossing Study- Rhine River Orsoy to Wesel - DPLA - 3df69025ab55168adc13af691662c6df (page 5).jpg 8,757 × 6,930; 5.41 MB
Assault Crossing Study- Rhine River Orsoy to Wesel - DPLA - 3df69025ab55168adc13af691662c6df (page 6).jpg 8,705 × 7,006; 4 MB
Assault Crossing Study- Rhine River Orsoy to Wesel - DPLA - 3df69025ab55168adc13af691662c6df (page 7).jpg 8,727 × 6,930; 5.75 MB
Assault Crossing Study- Rhine River Orsoy to Wesel - DPLA - 3df69025ab55168adc13af691662c6df (page 8).jpg 8,669 × 6,978; 4.78 MB
Beschädigte Brücke.jpg 4,202 × 3,326; 2.13 MB
Bombing campaign. Europe & North Africa - NARA - 292583.jpg 3,000 × 2,333; 1.67 MB
C-908 - Men prepare to board LCTs at Orsoy, Germany, as the 1st Bn., 314th Inf., 79th Div., crosses the Rhine River. (52287639776).jpg 11,872 × 8,932; 3.83 MB
Layout of a bank group.jpg 562 × 773; 137 KB
Naval landing craft on river Rhine.png 871 × 374; 250 KB
Preparations For 'operation Varsity', the Crossing of the Rhine, at Walbeck, Germany, 22 March 1945 TR2789.jpg 3,164 × 1,772; 1.26 MB
Scottish troops with prisoners in Rees.jpg 741 × 719; 162 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU2077.jpg 800 × 536; 43 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU2090.jpg 800 × 537; 53 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU2336.jpg 800 × 779; 88 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU2542.jpg 800 × 534; 69 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU2590.jpg 800 × 536; 50 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- Rhine Crossing BU2529.jpg 800 × 534; 37 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- Rhine Crossing BU2588.jpg 800 × 530; 53 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- the Prime Minister in Germany BU2244.jpg 800 × 798; 81 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- the Rhine Bridge BU2638.jpg 777 × 800; 75 KB
The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45- the Rhine Is Bridged BU2392.jpg 800 × 541; 66 KB

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