Operation Blackcock was an operation to clear German troops from the Roer Triangle, formed by the towns of Roermond and Sittard in the Netherlands and...

part in Operation Blackcock, and was temporarily placed under command of the 7th Armoured Division. It was during this period of operations that Lance...

in Operation Blackcock to reduce the Roer Triangle, though exploitation was prevented by bad weather. The 43rd later played a large part in Operation Veritable...

achieved, allowing US forces room to manoeuvre as part of Operation Queen. Operation Blackcock was the code name for the clearing of the Roer Triangle formed...

the Scheldt. It then took part in the fighting in the Rhineland (Operations Blackcock and Veritable), and then the drive to Bremen. It was reformed in...

mid-January 1945, with the clearing of the Roermond Triangle (codename Operation Blackcock) by XII and VIII Corps. This enabled the completion of the advance...

they turned their attention north to Blumentritt's position. In Operation Blackcock, British forces drove Blumentritt's force from the salient of the...

the Scheldt. It then took part in the fighting in the Rhineland (Operations Blackcock and Veritable), and then the drive to Bremen. It was reformed in...

place for which he was awarded the VC. On 18 January 1945 during Operation Blackcock, Fusilier Donnini's platoon was ordered to attack the small village...

fixing the British and U.S. forces north of the Bulge (see also Operation Blackcock, Operation Grenade.) Von Zangen surrendered in April 1945 in the Ruhr Pocket...

to be cleared from the Roer Triangle during Operation Blackcock. This large methodical mopping up operation took place between 14 and 27 January 1945....

which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. On 23 January 1945 during Operation Blackcock, at Brachterbeek, the Netherlands, three marines of the leading section...

the Scheldt. It then took part in the fighting in the Rhineland (Operations Blackcock and Veritable), and then the drive to Bremen. It was disbanded at...

halted, 43rd (W) Division returned to the offensive in early 1945 in Operation Blackcock to reduce the Roer Triangle. The advance was supported by massive...

around the Maas river during Operation Pheasant which began in late October. The regiment saw action during Operation Blackcock, the plan to clear the west...

Corps, participated in Operation Blackcock, the clearing of the Roer Triangle between the rivers Meuse and Roer. During the operation, 19-year-old Fusilier...

Germany, was the scene of heavy fighting at the beginning of 1945. Operation Blackcock was the code name for the clearing of the Roer Triangle. It was conducted...

halted, 43rd (W) Division returned to the offensive in early 1945 in Operation Blackcock to reduce the Roer Triangle. The advance was supported by massive...

Rhine was the British and Canadian operations which succeeded in entering northeast Limburg with Operation Blackcock in January 1945, and then finally...

(14 until 26 January 1945), the Roer triangle was cleared during Operation Blackcock and only in February 1945 were the Allies finally able to cross the...

Nijmegen/Eindhoven salient in Operation Pheasant. The British Second Army cleared the 15th Army from the Roer Triangle during Operation Blackcock, pushing it back...

any large-scale operations. Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Lewis, that night No. 6 Commando joined Operation Blackcock. Lewis had taken...

Operation Sea Lion, also written as Operation Sealion (German: Unternehmen Seelöwe), was Nazi Germany's code name for their planned invasion of the United...

Operation Bodenplatte Operation Nordwind: January 1945 Colmar Pocket Operation Blackcock: January 1945 Operation Veritable: February 1945 Operation Grenade:...

of Ramree Island began off Burma. The British Second Army began Operation Blackcock with the objective of clearing German troops from the Roer triangle...

Roermond was cleared during Operation Blackcock. This was followed by a pincer movement of the First Canadian Army in Operation Veritable advancing from...

special operation was added: Col. Friedrich August von der Heydte was to lead a Fallschirmjäger-Kampfgruppe (paratrooper combat group) in Operation Stösser...

Normandy, Operation Overlord and further used during the battle for the Roer Triangle (Operation Blackcock), the Rhine crossings (Operation Plunder) and...

Linne was liberated from German occupation within the scope of 'Operation Blackcock'. Linne was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged...

Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September...