GC53DG4 Operation Veritable - De Muntberg (Traditional Cache) in Gelderland, Netherlands created by Bedee

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Hidden : 4/25/2014

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Operation Veritable – De Muntberg

De Muntberg is een van de locaties waar de geallieerde artillerie was opgesteld(totaal meer dan 1000 stuks).
Hier stonden 13 Land Mattrasses een 16 of 30 loops raket systeem. Deze hadden als taak om als inleiding van de Operatie Veritable de voorste linies of te vernietigen en/of de vijand te demotiveren om door te gaan met deze oorlog.
Op 05 Februari 1945 0500 werd het vuur geopend, in totaal werd er tijdens deze opening van de operatie 2666 TON aan munitie verschoten. De grootste artillerie barrage tijdens de tweede wereld oorlog.
Hieronder een verslag van een Candese observator 1km ten noorden van Groesbeek.

Operation Veritable – De Muntberg (English version)

The Muntberg during Operation Veritable one of the possitions of the Allied Artillery (total of over 1000 pieces of artillery).
On this location where 13 Land mattrasses stationed. Their task was during the initial opening of Veritable to demolish the enemies front positions and to demoralize the german soldiers in the frontlines.
On 05 Feb 1945 at 0500 they opened fire, in total during these pre H-hour they launched 2666 TON of different kinds of ammunition.
Here an impression of a Forward observer.

The weather promised to be fair, and the sight of the airbursts and tracer in the sky, against the yellow light of the rising sun was very impressive. There was continuous roll of heavy gunfire that was punctuated by staccato bursts of MG fire from all sides... At 0740 hrs, almost a complete silence descended on the entire front for a period ofa full ten minutes... to enable the Flash Spotters and Sound Rangers to locate active enemy btys not previously known. A few birds were still flying across the sky in a bewildered manner, as the artillery took up their theme again, and the tempo accelerated as the full weight of 1,000 guns was brought to bear against the enemy. Beyond the occasional airburst, and the odd round over a wide area, there was little reply from the enemy and, at this stage, the spectator was left with the impression that hostile positions were being simply smothered. The gaunt trunks and torn branches of trees, ruined farm buildings, and the smoke and cordite fumes that swept across the area all contributed to the strangely fascinating panorama of war. As H-hr approached, in anything, the noise increased and a new note was added by the sound of armour moving forward and planes passing overhead.
The combined effect produced a vivid picture of a war of machine \u2013 a war of calculated and terrible efficiency. A wounded soldier, with face covered by a field dressing, was directed to a nearby R.A.P. as pockets of smoke began to fill the contours in the ground. The historical officer and war artist were compelled to shout at each other in order to make themselves heard above the noise. Carriers rattled by, with red cross flags prominently displayed, an a tp
of "Cromwell" tanks that had been camouflaged with straw against the walls of a demolished barn added their guttural roar to the din of battle. "Churchill" and "Sherman" tanks began to move east along the draw in square 7556, through the scattered debris of gliders that remained from the airborne attack of the previous September. At 0950 hrs the barrage, which represented the climax of the preliminary bombardment, was observed to be beginning. Capt Hunter and Capt Pepper proceeded down the draw to observe the armour and specialized assault equipment moving forward. Besides the orthodox types of tanks, there were "Flails", "Crocodiles", A.Vs.R.E., all with their fluorescent
panels (for identification from the air) glowing like red hot plates against the dull background. A tank officer enquired anxiously about minefields, but could not be satisfied. The armour lurched forward with all vehicles stripped for action - one tank still had a frying pan dangling from the back of the turret. An Air O.P. flew slowly overhead, and smoke shells continued to drop a short distance in front, as the deafening noise increased. Some enemy rounds dropped about 300 yards distant ad personnel took cover, but the armoured advance went on without hesitation. There was an air of urgency and tense expectation evident everywhere as H-hr approached.

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Alleen indien ik jullie iets duidelijk wil maken, dan zal de werkelijke locatie zeker niet ver weg zijn.

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