Key Information
Reference code
PYMAN 5/4/3
Title
2 Army planning study', part 3, 2 Feb 1945, for the crossing of the River Rhine by 21 Army Group
Date(s)
- 1945 Feb 2 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
Part 3 of file '2 Army Planning Study' relating to Operation PLUNDER, the northern crossing of the Rhine at Rheinberg, Xanten and Rees, Germany by 21 Army Group, 24 Mar 1945 relating to various phases of the operation and the problems likely to arise. With map trace 'Distribution of civilian population west of the Rhine', 1:100,000, GSGS 2541 sheet 5, GSGS 4416, sheets P1 and Q1; diagram showing diagrammatic layout of a bank control group showing chain of command; map trace 'Development of bridgehead', 1:100,000, GSGS 4416, sheets P1 and Q1