#Reichswald

[theworldatwar]

A British Churchill tank and an array of other vehicles begin Operation Veritable - Feb 1945. Operation Veritable (also known as the Battle of the Reichswald) was the northern part of an Allied pincer movement that took place between 8th Feb and 11th March 1945 during the final stages of WWII

[warumichradfahre]

Gestern, wie die Tage zuvor auch, eine komoot Fahrt nachgefahren. Die Ursprungsfahrt war diese hier, meine war dann diese. Natürlich unterscheiden sie sich immer, weil man möglicherweise unterschiedliche Anfangs- oder Endpunkte hat oder auch unterschiedliche Interessen unterwegs. Aber als gute Grundlage, eine unbekannte Gegend auf der Basis bereits gefahrener Strecken zu erkunden, sind komoot und die darin enthaltenen Vorschläge allemal. Dieses Mal war es eine fifty-fifty Fahrt. Das erste Stück ging durch Nürnberg und seine Vororte und dann vor allem über straßenbegleitende Radwege. Ein paar Eindrücke davon findet Ihr hier: https://pixelfed.de/p/warumichradfahre/759084115655367888 Das war nicht so spannend und auch nicht übermäßig schön. Aber das sollte sich bald ändern. An einer Stelle, an der ich von der Straße aus rechts abbiegen sollte, sah ich links ein Wildgehege und fuhr natürlich hinein. Interessant, denn so nah hatte ich so viel Wild (verzeiht mir, wenn ich es nicht bestimmen kann) noch nie gesehen. Nach ausgiebiger Bewunderung und ebensolcher Fotosession ging es dann weiter auf meinen ursprünglichen Weg. Der führte mich in und durch den Reichswald Fränkische Schweiz, wie ein extra Rad-Wegweiser mir sagte. Schon bei der Einfahrt in den Wald hatte ein großes Schild ausgewiesen, dass es Wege durch den Forst gibt, die von Fußgängerinnen und Fußgänger und Radelnden genutzt werden können. Das war dann auch so, der ganze Wald war durchzogen von Wegen mit den hier weit verbreiteten tollen festen wassergebundenen Decken. Toll. Auf der anderen Seite machte der Wald keinen so prächtigen Eindruck. Vielleicht lag es ja auch daran, dass die Bäume ja schon ihre Blätter verlieren und das Ganze dadurch kahl und dünn aussieht. Vielleicht aber auch daran, dass das Gebiet zwischen der A3, die ja irgendwann einmal durch den Wald geschneist worden sein muss, und dem Flughafen Nürnberg liegt. Ist bestimmt nicht so gesund für die Bäume. Nach dem Verlassen des Waldes ging es ein Stück am Zaun des Flugplatzes vorbei. Dabei entdeckte ich, unglaublich, einen Waschbären im Geflecht des Zaunes und Stacheldrahts. Erst dachte ich, er wäre irgendwo im Stacheldraht hängen geblieben und sei tot. Aber dann bewegte er sich und bahnte sich unheimlich geschickt seinen Weg durch die unwirtliche Umgebung. Zum Flughafen selber ging es dann auch noch mal durch ein Stück Wald, bevor ich dann die Gelegenheit hatte, ein paar Flugzeuge und den Tower vor die Linse zu nehmen. Spannend, der Albrecht-Dürer-Flughafen ist ja nicht allzu groß und man kommt ziemlich nahe an alles ran. Dann wurde es schon Zeit, den Rückweg im Auge zu fassen. Das letzte Stück meiner Fahrt führte mich dann durch den Volkspark Marienberg, ein riesiges Grün im Norden von Nürnberg, auch wirklich beeindruckend und sicher ein gutes Erholungsgebiet für die Menschen aus den nahen Wohngebieten. Was heißt nun fifty-fifty? Eine Hälfte viel Asphalt, viel zu sehen. Die andere Hälfte viel Grün und Natur. Auch die Mischung ist, WARUMICHRADFAHRE!

[barbucomedie]

Officers Battle Dress Blouse of the Highland Light Infantry from the British Empire dated to 1940 on display at the Royal Highland Fusiliers Regimental Museum in Glasgow, Scotland

The 1st Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry saw action from the British Expeditionary Force's failure to halt the Nazis advance and followed by the evacuation from Dunkirk. However they were part of the advance against the fascists with the Normandy Landings under D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Reichswald with the final march into Germany.

This uniform belonged to Captain Forsythe of the Highland Light Infantry and the badges shwo he was trainined for mountainous warfare. This training proved unecessary as the regiment took part in D-Day instead.

Photographs taken by myself 2024

[fantastictyphoonpeanut]

Churchill Tanks move into Kleve, Westphalia during Operation Veritable-Battle of the Reichswald) Feb- Mar 1945 at the end of WWII. Saw some of the heaviest fighting of the war. British General Horrocks did not want to bomb the city as it was historic, but in the end had no choice and it was almost destroyed. Brian Horrocks said all his nightmares he had after the war were always about Kleve. (see - World at War BBC series for this)(FTP)

[silvestromedia]

Saint of the day August 19

ST. MAGNUS, MARTYR IN LATIUM-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_of_Anagni#:~:text=Magnus%20fled%20to%20Rome%20to,near%20Fabrateria%20Vetus%2C%20in%20Latium.

St. Andrew the Tribune, The "Great Martyr," and the leader of converts in the Roman army, his men faced a battle with a Persian host. Calling upon Christ for aid, the Romans were victorious. Andrew and some of his troops became Christians as a result and were discharged from military service. they were arrested by the military governor and executed in the Taurus Mountains of Cilicia. .Aug. 19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Stratelates#:~:text=Andrew%20Stratelates%2C%20also%20known%20as,Orthodox%20Church%20on%2019%20August.

Bl. Peter Zuniga, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of Japan. A Spaniard from Seville, he grew up in Mexico, where his father was the sixth Viceroy of the Spanish colony. Upon his return to Spain, he joined the Augustinians, and, after ordination, he requested to be sent to Japan and the missions there. Going first to the Philippines in 1610, he was later assigned to Japan, arriving there in 1620. Two years later, he was arrested and, with Blesseds Louis Flores, Joachim, Firayama, and the captain and crew which had transported them, was put to death. The crew was beheaded while the others were burned alive. Feastday Aug. 19 https://www.augustinian.org/saints-1/september-28

Bl. Bartholomew Monfiore, Bl. James Denshi, Bl. Paul Sanchiki, Roman Catholics and martyrs of Japan. Japanese crew members of Blessed Joachim Firayama's ship. Arrested for his Christian faith, he was beheaded at Nagasaki. Feastday Aug. 19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/205_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. John Foyamon, Roman Catholic Martyr of Japan. A scribe on the ship carrying Blessed Peter Zufliga, he was beheaded at Nagasaki with Blesseds John Yano and John Nangata. Feastday Aug. 19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/205_Martyrs_of_Japan Bl. Thomas Koyanangi, Roman Catholic Japanese martyr. Arrested as a passenger on the ship of Blessed Joachim Firayama-Diz, he was beheaded at Nagasaki, Feastday Aug. 19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/205_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. Michael Diaz, A martyr of Japan. He was a Spanish merchant on board the Japanese ship carrying Blessed Joachim Firayama. Michael and others were arrested by Protestant Europeans who turned them over to the Japanese authorities. Everyone on the ship was martyred at Nagasaki. Aug. 19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/205_Martyrs_of_Japan

St. Mochta, 535 A.D. Bishop of Ireland. He was born in Britain but was brought to Ireland as a child. There he became a disciple of St. Patrick. During a visit to Rome, Mochta was made a bishop by Pope St. Leo I. He founded Louth Monastery with twelve companions and was probably consecrated by St. Patrick. He died at the age of ninety, the last known disciple of St. Patrick. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochta

St. Sebald, 770 A.D. Patron Saint of Nuremberg. Hermit, missionary, and a patron saint of Nuremberg. Most likely an Anglo-Saxon from England, he arrived on the Continent and became a hermit near Vicenza, Italy, and then participated in the missionary enterprise of the times, assisting in the work. of St. Willibald in the Reichswald. Many miracles were attributed to him, including turning icicles into firewood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebaldus

St. Credan, 780 A.D. A Benedictine abbot of Evesham, England, in the reign of King Offa of Mercia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credan

ST. JOHN EUDES, PRIEST, FOUNDER OF THE EUDISTS, https://www.catholicapostolatecenterfeastdays.org/feast-days-and-solemnities/st-john-eudes#:~:text=Jesus%20and%20Mary-,St.,and%20the%20Blessed%20Virgin%20Mary.

ST. SIXTUS III, POPE, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_III

[elkedagvakantie]

Pieterpad krijgt andere route na conflict

Pieterpad krijgt andere route na conflict

Het Pieterpad heeft sinds enkele dagen een nieuwe route tussen Millingen en Milsbeek, als gevolg van een financieel conflict tussen Kievits Veerdiensten en de gemeenten Berg en Dal en Zevenaar. De nieuwe route loopt via Emmerik, Kleef en het Reichswald. Deze route is minder aantrekkelijk dan de oude, met saaie, rechte stukken en weinig inspirerende bezienswaardigheden. De enige horecagelegenheid…

[goawayitismyworld]

[morgenrothe]

[pronetoselfdestructivetendencies]

[christettero]

Varen gezocht... #smokkelaar #smokkelpadreichswald #ketelwald #reichswald #iggelderland #igdenhaag #igersthehague #iipcthehague (bij Kranenburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDZJhb6Jmrd/?igshid=tt9lgwxe3wku

[theworldatwar]

Trooper Austin Baker’s tank “Shaggy Dog” moves to the front - Battle of the Reichswald - March 1945. Note that track plates have been welded to the turret and the front of the tank as extra protection.

[barbucomedie]

Steel "Brodie" Helmet of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders from the British Empire dated to 1944 on display at the Highlander's Museum in Inverness, Scotland

This helmet was worn by Major Donald Callander of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders during the campaign in North West Europe. It has camoflage netting with a field dressing tucked underneath. Major Callander led an anti-tank platoon which is reported to have taken out 21 Nazis tanks and led a bayonet charge against fascist forces in the Reichswald Forrest in 1945.

Photographs taken by myself 2024

[bookloversofbath]

The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1939-45 :: E. G. Godfrey in collaboration with R. F. K. Goldsmith

The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 1939-45 :: E. G. Godfrey in collaboration with R. F. K. Goldsmith

The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 1939-45 :: E. G. Godfrey in collaboration with R. F. K. Goldsmith soon to be presented for sale on the dazzling BookLovers of Bath web site! Upton-upon-Severn: Images Publishing, 1994, Hardback in dust wrapper. Includes: Plans of battle; Ribbon markers (1); Chronological tables (1); Maps; Roll of honour; Glossary; From the cover: The Duke of Cornwalls Light…

[rijksmuseum-art]

Op drijfjacht, Museum of the Netherlands

De kunstenaar Johannes Tavenraat zittend onder hoge bomen tijdens een drijfjacht in het bos de Clever Reichswald. Op de voorgrond ligt wat geschoten wild, iets naar achteren zit een tweede figuur.

http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.360672

[silvestromedia]

Saint of the day August 19

ST. MAGNUS, MARTYR IN LATIUM-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_of_Anagni#:~:text=Magnus%20fled%20to%20Rome%20to,near%20Fabrateria%20Vetus%2C%20in%20Latium.

St. Andrew the Tribune, The "Great Martyr," and the leader of converts in the Roman army, his men faced a battle with a Persian host. Calling upon Christ for aid, the Romans were victorious. Andrew and some of his troops became Christians as a result and were discharged from military service. they were arrested by the military governor and executed in the Taurus Mountains of Cilicia. .Aug. 19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Stratelates#:~:text=Andrew%20Stratelates%2C%20also%20known%20as,Orthodox%20Church%20on%2019%20August.

Bl. Peter Zuniga, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of Japan. A Spaniard from Seville, he grew up in Mexico, where his father was the sixth Viceroy of the Spanish colony. Upon his return to Spain, he joined the Augustinians, and, after ordination, he requested to be sent to Japan and the missions there. Going first to the Philippines in 1610, he was later assigned to Japan, arriving there in 1620. Two years later, he was arrested and, with Blesseds Louis Flores, Joachim, Firayama, and the captain and crew which had transported them, was put to death. The crew was beheaded while the others were burned alive. Feastday Aug. 19 https://www.augustinian.org/saints-1/september-28

Bl. Bartholomew Monfiore, Bl. James Denshi, Bl. Paul Sanchiki, Roman Catholics and martyrs of Japan. Japanese crew members of Blessed Joachim Firayama's ship. Arrested for his Christian faith, he was beheaded at Nagasaki. Feastday Aug. 19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/205_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. John Foyamon, Roman Catholic Martyr of Japan. A scribe on the ship carrying Blessed Peter Zufliga, he was beheaded at Nagasaki with Blesseds John Yano and John Nangata. Feastday Aug. 19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/205_Martyrs_of_Japan Bl. Thomas Koyanangi, Roman Catholic Japanese martyr. Arrested as a passenger on the ship of Blessed Joachim Firayama-Diz, he was beheaded at Nagasaki, Feastday Aug. 19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/205_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. Michael Diaz, A martyr of Japan. He was a Spanish merchant on board the Japanese ship carrying Blessed Joachim Firayama. Michael and others were arrested by Protestant Europeans who turned them over to the Japanese authorities. Everyone on the ship was martyred at Nagasaki. Aug. 19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/205_Martyrs_of_Japan

St. Mochta, 535 A.D. Bishop of Ireland. He was born in Britain but was brought to Ireland as a child. There he became a disciple of St. Patrick. During a visit to Rome, Mochta was made a bishop by Pope St. Leo I. He founded Louth Monastery with twelve companions and was probably consecrated by St. Patrick. He died at the age of ninety, the last known disciple of St. Patrick. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochta

St. Sebald, 770 A.D. Patron Saint of Nuremberg. Hermit, missionary, and a patron saint of Nuremberg. Most likely an Anglo-Saxon from England, he arrived on the Continent and became a hermit near Vicenza, Italy, and then participated in the missionary enterprise of the times, assisting in the work. of St. Willibald in the Reichswald. Many miracles were attributed to him, including turning icicles into firewood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebaldus

St. Credan, 780 A.D. A Benedictine abbot of Evesham, England, in the reign of King Offa of Mercia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credan

ST. JOHN EUDES, PRIEST, FOUNDER OF THE EUDISTS, https://www.catholicapostolatecenterfeastdays.org/feast-days-and-solemnities/st-john-eudes#:~:text=Jesus%20and%20Mary-,St.,and%20the%20Blessed%20Virgin%20Mary.

ST. SIXTUS III, POPE, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_III