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Originally Posted by Graham Boak
However, the split of responsibility means that your best bet will be the Canadian Typhoon units, which had a specific responsibility to the Canadian Army.
Try Googling for RCAF in 2 TAF for the period.
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Graham, your advice is incorrect.
There was no connection on national lines.
The connection was between RAF Groups and Armies.
In 21 Army Group, comprising 2 British Army and 1 Canadian Army, 83 Group was tied to 2 British Army, and 84 Group was tied to 1 Canadian Army.
Operation Veritable (which covered the Hochwald) was the responsibility of 1 Canadian Army, which had almost the entire British Army under command.
During this extensive operation which lasted a month and when 2 British Army had almost no troops (it was planning Operation Plunder), 83 Group operated mostly on the German side of the lines.
Tony