A few C-46 tugs were used during and after Operation Plunder.

The C-46 was not used as a glider tug in combat, however, until Operation Plunder in March 1945.

On 23 March, Wesel came under the fire of over 3,000 guns when it was bombarded anew, in preparation for Operation Plunder.

In terms of casualties, the 17th suffered a total of 1,346 casualties between 24 and 29 March, when Operation Plunder came to an end.

The way the Republicans are carrying out their Operation Plunder is revealing.

This airborne operation was part of the bigger Operation Plunder, the crossing of the Rhine.

CMP units taking part in Operation Plunder included:

Second Army crossed the Rhine on 23 March in an attack codenamed Operation Plunder.

Intensive training and detailed planning were the keys to the remarkable success of Operation Plunder on 23 March, which incurred less than 100 casualties.

Operation Plunder, the Rhine crossing, began on the night of the 23 March 1945.