'Widgeon' was a British special forces undertaking by Brigadier D. Mills-Roberts’s 1st Commando Brigade within 'Plunder' to cross the Rhine river eastward into Germany about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of Wesel (23 March 1945).
Basic overview
Date: 23 March 1945
Scope: Minor
Nature: Land, Special forces
Status: Implemented