Operation Blücher
Marshal Blücher was the Prussian commander at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. His name is commonly anglicized as "Bluecher". German military history notes several operations named Operation Blücher.
1. In 1918, Operation Blücher was an alternative plan to Heilger Michael. It called for an attack on Allied forces near the Aisne River, scheduled for spring 1918. It is also known as Third Battle of the Aisne, see Spring_Offensive#Blücher-Yorck for its context during the spring offensive
2. In 1942, Operation Blücher was planned as a five-division attack from the Crimean Peninsula across the Kerch Straits into the Caucasus, as part of Operation Blau. It was executed in a much smaller form on 2 September 1942.[1]
3. On 5 April 1945, Operation Blücher was the last German offensive operation in France during WWII, during the Siege of Dunkirk. German forces pushed the front back about 15km before digging in and holding. Fighting continued until 4 May, 1945,[2] and the lines were held until 9 May 1945. (After the surrender of Nazi Germany)[3]
References
- Forczyk, Robert; Noon, Steve (2015-05-20). The Caucasus 1942–43: Kleist’s race for oil. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781472805850.
- Mark Felton (2 June 2020). Operation Blücher: The Last German Attack in France, April 1945.
- Stacey 1960, p. 611.
Sources
- Stacey, Colonel C. P.; Bond, Major C. C. J. (1960). The Victory Campaign: The operations in North-West Europe 1944–1945 (PDF). Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War. III. The Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery Ottawa. OCLC 606015967. Retrieved 26 January 2018.