Operation Veritable. In WW2 era military maps and todays google earth.

[syscom3]

This is amazing! Current google earth with the Canadian Army overlays showing their advance and the position of German units.

Clearing the Reichswald.

Operation Veritable was the First Canadian Army's operation to clear the Reichswald Forest and prepare to cross the Rhine River. Lead by the British XXX Corps, British and Canadian Troops engaged in heavey combat to clear the Reichswald Forest and take the German cities of Cleve and Goch.

clearing-the-reichswald.project44.ca

 

[SaparotRob]

Way cool!

 

[fubar57]

As a Canadian I say, "Way cool, eh!!"

 

[Airframes]

As a "Geordie" I say "Wey that's canny, man !"

 

[Snautzer01]

As cloggies say: best geinig.

 

[Gnomey]

Interesting!

 

[JDCAVE]

Project '44's work is incredible. I've been following them for a while.

Jim