Klever Reichswald
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The Klever Reichswald is a state forest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, between the rivers Rhine and Meuse at the German–Dutch border. The forest is located in the municipal territories of Kleve,
Picture of the Rupenberg (taken in August 2017)
The Reichswald near Kranenburg
The Reichswald in the winter near Kleve
Universal carriers of the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders in the Reichswald, 10 February 1945
Alfred Schlemm
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Alfred Schlemm was a German General der Fallschirmtruppe in the Wehrmacht. His last command in World War II opposed the advance of the First Canadian Army through the Reichswald in February 1945.
Klever Reichswald
…in February and March 1945. In this protracted battle against British and Canadian troops on Germany's Western Front, German lines under General Alfred Schlemm (of the Luftwaffe) had been reequipped. The Siegfried Line was the most fortified in this area, and the troops were re-enforced by elite and experienced…
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I 579 1962 23, Italien, Alfred Schlemm