Operation Details

Widgeon

'Widgeon' was a British special forces undertaking by Brigadier D. Mills-Roberts’s 1st Commando Brigade within 'Plunder' to cross the Rhine river eastward into Germany about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of Wesel (23 March 1945).

Basic Overview

Date: 23 March 1945
Scope: Minor
Nature: Land, Special forces
Status: Implemented

Theater

  • Germany & German waters

Nations Involved

Protagonists
  • UK
Antagonists
  • Germany

Formation

Protagonists
  • British 1st Commando Brigade

Related Operations

Parent
  • Plunder

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