Bressette, Ross Bernard

Operation Veritable

Date of birth:: December 29th, 1924 (Port Severn/Ontario, Canada)
Date of death:: February 19th, 1945 (Bedburg/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Buried on:: Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
Plot: X. Row: F. Grave: 12.
Service number:: B/137917
Nationality:: Canadian

Biography

Rifleman
Regina Rifle Regiment, R.C.I.C.

At the beginning of February, the weather had changed, the snow had melted and there was constant rain. The Rhine overflowed and all the flat land near it was flooded, sometimes to a depth of three feet. The massive Operation Veritable was launched on 8 February; Germany was invaded with the intention of clearing the enemy from all the territory between the rivers Rhine and Maas, before crossing the Rhine near Wesel and striking north. At this point the Regina Rifles were still stationed in Beek and began to move into Germany on 12 February in the direction of Kleve, which had been devastated in the air bombardment. Heavy fighting broke out on 16 February in the thickly wooded area near Bedburg and Moyland and there were many casualties on both sides. Ross Morgan Bressette was killed in this area on 19 February.

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