Britain's Forgotten Battle: The Reichswald Forest Campaign, 1945

The Reichswald Forest in Germany was the site of a bloody battle in 1945 between British and Canadian soldiers and the German Wehrmacht. The battle was part of a larger campaign and resulted in nearly 16,000 casualties for the Allies and an estimated 44,000 for the Germans. The authors have provided a new and timely account of the battle, drawing on sources from British, Canadian, and European museums and archives.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 15 January 2025
Publisher: Amberley Publishing

On February 8, 1945, over 50,000 British and Canadian soldiers embarked on a daring offensive to capture German defensive positions in the vast Reichswald Forest, marking one of the final and most intense battles of World War II in Europe. The Reichswald, located on the Rhineland borders of the Netherlands and Germany, became the epicenter of a conflict that involved more than 200,000 British and Canadian service members. The campaign, which took place between the more famous battles of the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 and the crossing of the Rhine in 1945, was characterized by its brutal nature. The Allies suffered approximately 16,000 casualties, while the Germans sustained an estimated 44,000 losses. Drawing from a wide range of sources, including British, Canadian, and European museums and archives, the authors present a fresh and timely account of this pivotal British and Canadian struggle against the Wehrmacht, which unfolded on the northeastern borders of Germany during the final days of the war in Europe.

Weight: 622g
Dimension: 243 x 164 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398114913