27 Feb 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

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Cloudy, brighter & warmer.

Air-raid 3.30am machine guns only?

Outside roll-call 8.30am.

Working on Hosp. roof.

Lorry with fresh fish 5.30pm. 

US big offensive over Roer R. [Ruhr?] in 3 places 23rd. Turkey declared war on G & J 24th. Egypt declared war too 24th. Tokyo bombed 25th.

2 Minelayers & 1 Ex. Blue Funnel 6,000 ton freighter entered Taitam Bay 6.30pm.

Blasting going on all night & day.

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The correct river name is Rur, not Ruhr. Rur is a small river east of Aachen in a mountainous area, and west of the river Rhine.

Yes, not Ruhr. Likely with reference to Operation Grenade and the crossing of the Roer/Rur (Dutch/German) River on 23 February 1945. Wikipedia gives a mention here