


Meeting stiff opposition due south of Deventer
…. we had again hit the Jerry who showed every evidence of firming up and fighting for Deventer. The Winnipeg Rifles had great difficulty holding a bridgehead across the Schip Beebe Canal and the Canadian Scottish were also meeting stiff opposition due south of...
OP Block Buster ~ Hit a block and serious one
February 25th, 1945 saw operation “Blockbuster”. The objectives were to finish off the Seigfried Line and the 3rd Division’s job was to take Udem. The attack was successful and Udem was taken. Major A.T.P. Gilbert and Capt. E.J. Hooper of the 16th...