Waxay dib u dhigtay ciidamada xulufada oo u oggolaatay unugyada kale ee Jarmalka inay dib u gurtaan, ka hor inta aan laga saarin Rhine bishii Maarso. Kadib waxay ka soo horjeesatay ciidankii sagaalaad ee Maraykanka ee ka soo horjeeda Rhine, taas oo joojineysa horumarka la qorsheeyay ee Allied iyo sidoo kale ka soo horjeedka howlgalka "Varsity"
soo degista diyaaradaha ee diyaaradaha. Iyadoo 2,800 oo nin iyo 10 taangiyo ah oo ka soo horjeeda 50,000 oo ciidamada Allied ah iyo taangiyada taageeraya, qaybta ayaa wajahaysay US 30th, US 35th, US 84th, 4th Canadian iyo US 8th Armored Divisions. 16-kii Abriil 1945, qeybta badankeeda waxaa lagu qasbay inay u dhiibaan Ciidanka Sagaalaad ee Mareykanka, iyagoo ku xayiran jeebka Ruhr. Inta ka hartay qeybtii waxay ku sii jireen dagaalka buuraha Harz ilaa 30kii Abriil, iyagoo is dhiibay kaliya ka dib markii dhammaan ilaha ay haysteen ay dhammaadeen.