EUROPEAN THEATER #8a Contents Rhine River Crossings: Gen/Misc............p.2 Opn Varsity, 24 Mar 45......................p.3 ..............p.6 See also: ww2eto8, -b, -c, ... USAMHI WWII - ETO - Ger RefBranch dv Aug 89 RHINE RIVER CROSSINGS: GEN & MISC A Working Bibliography Colon, William. "Crossing the Rhine." Infantry 72 (Jul-Aug 1982): pp. 30-33. Per. First assault crossing (sans bridge) by 5th Inf Div. "Crossing the Rhine." After the Battle (No. 16, 1977): pp. 1-40. Per. Then-and-now photos. Heiberg, Harrison H. "12th Army Group Plans and Operations for the Rhine Crossing and the Closing of the Ruhr Pocket." Mil Rev XXXI (Sep 1951): pp. 26-37. Per. Photographs of Rhine River, 15 Mar 1945. Aerial views showing locations of Btry C, 911th FA Bn. 3 photos (8x24). PhotoArch. Simpson, W. H. "Rehearsal for the Rhine: An Account of the Ninth United States Army Operation 'Grenade'." Mil Rev XXV (Oct 1945): pp. 20-28. Per. Stevenson, Frank E. "Third Army's Planning for the Crossing of the Rhine River." Mil Rev XXX (Mar 1951): pp. 33-42. Per. Stewart, Richard W. "Crossing the Rhine and the Irrawaddy." Mil Rev LXIX (Aug 1989): pp. 74-83. Per. Van Bibber, Edwin M. "Objective: Perfection." Inf Jrnl LVIII (Apr 1946): pp. 36-41. Per. Planning for 79th Div crossing of Rhine on 24 Mar 1945 at Walsum. See also: - "Remagen Crossing" (WWII - ETO - Ger) - "Operation VARSITY" (WW - ETO - Ger) USAMHI WWII - ETO - Ger RefBranch dv Aug 88 OPERATION VARSITY, 24 MAR 1945 A Working Bibliography Contents Gen/Misc..........................p.1 Allied Units/Cmds.................p.2 German Units......................p.3 Largest single-day airborne assault of the war, employing more than 3,000 transport planes and towed gliders, assisted the British 21st Army Group cross Rhine River vicinity of Wesel. GENERAL/MISCELLANEOUS Breuer, William B. Storming Hitler's Rhine: The Allied Assault, February-March 1945. NY: St. Martin's, 1985. 308 p. D757.9R5B74. Freidheim, Eric. "Rhineland Rendezvous." Air Force 28 (May 1945): pp. 4-6, 28 & 58. Per. Gavin, James M. Airborne Warfare. Wash, DC: Inf Journal, 1947. pp. 131-137. D769.345G3. Huston, James A. Out of the Blue: U.S. Airborne Operations in World Was II. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue Univ Studies, 1972. pp. 211-216. D769.345H87. MacDonald, Charles B. The Last Offensive. In USAWWII series. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1973. 532 p. D769A533v3pt9. See pp. 309-315 & Map XII. U.S. Air Force. Hist Div. Airborne Operations: World War II and Korean War. Wash, DC, 1962. pp. 79-94. D769.345A53. U.S. Army. XVIII Abn Corps. "Summary of Ground Forces Participation in Operation 'Varsity.'" Mimeo, 25 Apr 1945. 16 p., 7 maps. ARMY-XVIII-C-VAR. Operation VARSITY p.2 ALLIED UNITS/CMDS - COMMANDS: Allied Forces. First Allied Airborne Army. Operation Varsity. Report, 19 May 1945. 75 p. D756.5R45A3. _________. "Narrative of Operation Varsity, 24 March 1945." Mimeo, 31 Mar 1945. 15 p. D756.5R45A3. Gavin, James M. "Airborne Army's First Test." 2 pts. Infantry Jrnl LXII (Jan 1948): pp. 22-30 and (Feb 1948): pp. 39-46. Per. Miley, William M. Papers. Arch. Incl pertinent folder and reports. Ridgway, Matthew B. "An Airborne Corps Operation." Mil Rev XXV (Nov 1945): pp. 14-16. Per. U.S. Army. XVIII Abn Corps. "Mission Accomplished: A Summary of Military Operations of the 18th Corps (Airborne) in the European Theatre of Operations, 1944-1945." Schwerin, Ger, 1945. pp. 16-21. 04-18-1945/2, UHRm. U.S. Army Air Forces. IX Troop Carrier Cmd. Tactical and Non- Tactical Operations During the Final Phase of the War in Europe, Including Operation "Varsity." Report, Jun 1945. 135 p., foldout charts. D769.345A5. - DIVISIONS: Pay, D. R. Thunder From Heaven: Story of the 17th Airborne Division, 1943-1945. Birmingham, MI: Boots, 1947. pp. 31-43. 05-17-1947, UHRm. U.S. Army. 17th Abn Div. The Talon Crosses the Rhine. n.p., 1945. 23 p. 05-17-1945/3, UHRm. _________. "17th Airborne Division Historical Report of Operation Varsity." Mimeo, 1945. 120 p. 05-17-1945, UHRm. ?peration VARSITY P.3 - OTHER: Myer, Samuel C. "'Varsity's' Organic Artillery." Field Arty Jrnl 35 (Nov 1945): pp. 673-676. Per. Schorr, David P., Jr. "Airborne Assault Crossing of the Rhine." Mil Rev XXVIII (Jun 1948): pp. 48-55. Per. 17th Abn Div's 194th Glider Inf. GERMAN UNITS Fiebig, Heinz. "The 84th Infantry Division During the Fight from Reichwald to Wesel." Typescript, 25 Apr 1948. Foreign Military Study B-843, US Army, Europe. pp. 14-19a. FMS Coll. Meindl, Eugen. "II Paratroop Corps (10 Mar - 5 May 45)." Type- script, n.d., Foreign Mil Study B-674, USAREUR. 19 p. FMS Coll. German hq vicinity of assault area.