The operation was carried out under'artificial moonlight'( searchlights shining onto the cloud cover ) and during the assault on Rees by the 51st ( Highland ) Division the Grants both illuminated the crossing and engaged the enemy on the far bank with their 75mm guns.
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Early in 1945, in preparation for the forthcoming offensive in the Klever Reichswald ( Operation Veritable ), 31 AA Bde carried out experiments in Belgium to optimise'artificial moonlight'techniques whereby S / L units provided lighting for night movement of ground troops, for floodlighting their objectives and for dazzling the defenders.
