British commandos in the Biesbosch shot Germans off their bicycles

April 21, 1945. German troops in the Land of Heusden and Altena are ordered to prepare for the retreat. It will be a miserable day, full of destruction. In the meantime, Allied commandos secretly head towards Werkendam to see for themselves what is happening. It is still dark when forty British commandos cross the river at Geertruidenberg. In canoes and small boats they row silently to the other side. Operation Bograt ('Veenrat') in the Biesbosc…