Operation Blockbuster

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Operation Blockbuster
Part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany in the Western Front of the European theatre of World War II
Operation Blockbuster (yellow)
Date 26 February – 3 March 1945 Location Lower Rhine region Germany Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Canada  United Kingdom	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Harry Crerar Brian Horrocks	Alfred Schlemm

Operation Blockbuster was the completion of the larger

Attached to the 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division, the Canadian infantry and armoured regiments to earn battle honours for actions during Operation Blockbuster, emblazoned on their regimental colours as The Hochwald, include:

• Algonquin Regiment
• Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada
• Lake Superior Regiment (Motor)
• Lincoln and Welland Regiment
• Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment
• South Alberta Regiment
• The South Saskatchewan Regiment
• British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own)

In popular culture

The Battle of the Hochwald Gap was the topic of an episode of the documentary series Greatest Tank Battles. Veterans on both sides gave testimonies on the violence of the campaign. The Canadians in particular spoke of the tenacity of German soldiers in the Rhineland while former German soldiers gave testimonies on their own experiences with the Canadians.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Canada in World War II

Notes

Further reading

• Ellis, Major L. F. & with Warhurst, Lieutenant-Colonel A. E. (2004) [1st. pub.
  ISBN 978-1-84574-059-7
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• The Dukes, D.E. Harker p179-181.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Operation Blockbuster.

• "The Hochwald Gap" at Canadianheroes.org
• Official history of the Canadian Army (Chapter XIX): The Battle of the Rhineland. Part II: Operation "BLOCKBUSTER"