Operasi Varsity

Operasi Varsity adolah operasi pasukan dari langik nan diusahokan dek pasukan sakutu manjalang Parang Dunia II nio barakhia. Operasi iko digala pado 24 Maret 1945. Bakakuatan 16.000 panajun payuang sarato jo ribuan kapa tabang, bisa dikatokan iko adalah operasi pasukan dari langik paliang gadang dalam sahari nan digala di ciek tampek sapanjang sijarah.^[1]

Operasi iko adolah bagian dari Operasi Plunder nan baisi pasukan gabuangan Inggirih, Kanada, jo Amerika Sarikaik. Pasukan nan dipimpin dek Bernard Montgomery iko batujuan untuak masuak ka Jerman malalui caro manyabarangi batang aia Rhine.

Sabok Musabab

Posisi Pasukan Sakutu di Eropa Barat pado Maret 1945.

Pasukan Sakutu alah manggarik ka Jerman pado bulan Maret 1945. Namum, untuak masuak ka Jerman, pasukan sakutu tahalang jo batang aia Rhine. Dwight David Eisenhower, Panglima Tatinggi Sakutu dari Pasukan Ekspedisi Sakutu mamarintahkan untuak mancubo manyubarangi Rhine di indak bara buah tampek.^[2]

Bernard Montgomery akhianyo manyusun caro nan kudian hari disabuik Operasi Plunder, untuak manyubarangi batang aia Rhine.^[1]

Angkatan Daraik Keduo Inggrih, di bawah Miles C. Dempsey, jo Angkatan Daraik Kasambilan AS, di bawah William Simpson, manyubarangi Rhine di Rees, Wesel, jo daerah di selatan Kanal Lippe.^[1]

Operasinyo

Zona tampek tahun nan dirancanakan untuak Operasi Varsity.

Operasi Plunder dimulai pado jam 9 malam pado tanggal 23 Maret. Sahinggo, pado 24 Maret pagi, pasukan daraik Sakutu alah mangamankan tampek panyubarangan di sabalah timur batang aia Rhine.^[3]

Rujuakan

↑ ^a ^b ^c Devlin, Gerard M. (1986). Paratrooper! : the saga of U.S. Army and Marine parachute and glider combat troops during World War II. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-59652-9. OCLC 13761812. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13761812.
↑ Saunders, Tim. (2006). Operation Plunder : the British & Canadian Operations. Havertown: Pen & Sword Millitary. ISBN 978-1-78346-079-3. OCLC 854974757. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/854974757.
↑ Tugwell, Maurice. (1971). Airborne to battle: a history of airborne warfare, 1918-1971.. London,: Kimber. ISBN 0-7183-0262-1. OCLC 281786. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/281786.

[:0-1] Devlin, Gerard M. (1986). Paratrooper! : the saga of U.S. Army and Marine parachute and glider combat troops during World War II. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-59652-9. OCLC 13761812. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13761812.

[2] Saunders, Tim. (2006). Operation Plunder : the British & Canadian Operations. Havertown: Pen & Sword Millitary. ISBN 978-1-78346-079-3. OCLC 854974757. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/854974757.

[3] Tugwell, Maurice. (1971). Airborne to battle: a history of airborne warfare, 1918-1971.. London,: Kimber. ISBN 0-7183-0262-1. OCLC 281786. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/281786.

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