Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ndị 2nd Ox na Bucks sonyere ọzọ na mwakpo ụgbọ elu nke ụgbọelu, nke a maara dị ka Operation Varsity: ọrụ ụgbọelu kachasị ukwuu na akụkọ ntolite nke agha na nkwado ụgbọelu maka Operation Plunder: Rhine Crossing na ngwụsị March 1945. Ndị Germany nọ na-agbachitere nnukwu ihe mgbochi ikpeazụ ha na ọdịda anyanwụ na Operation Varsity nke malitere na 24 Machị 1945 bụ nnukwu agha ikpeazụ na
Ebe ọdịda anyanwụ n'oge Agha Ụwa nke Abụọ. 2nd Ox and Bucks rutere na mpaghara ugwu-ọwụwa anyanwụ nke mpaghara ọdịda nke 6th Airborne, nke dị n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ nke ndị agha Britain ọ bụla, iji weghara àkwà mmiri site n'aka ndị Germany. Ogbe ndị agha ahụ, dịka ọtụtụ ndị ọzọ n'oge mwakpo ahụ, tara ahụhụ nke ukwuu ka ndị German zutere ụgbọ elu ndị na-arịgo elu na ọkụ ọkụ na ikuku na n'ala; 2nd Ox na Bucks furu efu 400 gburu ma ọ bụ merụọ ahụ n'ime ngụkọta nke ndị agha nke ndị ikom 800. Ebumnuche nke ndị agha ahụ bụ ijide akara nke Osimiri Issel n'ebe ugwu ọdịda anyanwụ nke Hamminkeln. Nke a gụnyere Hamminkeln-Ringenburg n'okporo ụzọ akwa, okporo ígwè akwa, Hamminkeln ụgbọ okporo ígwè na okporo ụzọ nkwụsị na n'ebe ọdịda anyanwụ. Na 19 Machị, battalion ahụ kwagara n'ogige Birch, RAF Birch, nke dị nso na Colchester, Essex. 2nd Ox and Bucks si n'ọdụ ụgbọelu Birch na Gosfield pụọ na elekere 06.30 nke abalị iri abụọ na anọ nke ọnwa Machị, ndị gliders ahụ wee gaa n'ebe ndịda n'elu Osimiri North, wee gafee ọwụwa anyanwụ na Brussels wee rute na mpaghara Hamminkeln n'ihe dị ka elekere 10.00. E kenyere ụlọ ọrụ nke ọ bụla ebe ọ ga na-ebute n'ebe ọ chọrọ ibute. Mgbe anyị na-erute n'ebe anyị ga-ada n'ala n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ nke osimiri Rhine, ụgbọelu juru n'eluigwe. Na Hamminkeln ndị gliders ahụ gbara ọkụ nke mgbochi ụgbọelu; enwere ogwe egbe mgbochi ụgbọelu 4 nke ndị iro guzobere n'akụkụ ọdụ Hamminkeln. N'oge ọdịda nke were naanị nkeji iri iji mezue enwere anwụrụ ọkụ na uzuzu siri ike site na mpaghara Wesel na ọtụtụ n'ime ndị agha 30 nke ndị agha ahụ na-enwu ọkụ ma enwere ọtụtụ ndị nwụrụ.