1 0 9 s ▁attack ing ▁the ▁W aal ▁brid ges ▁and ▁art illery ▁positions ▁at ▁low ▁level . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁launched ▁Operation ▁B oden pl atte : ▁day light ▁attacks ▁by ▁single - eng ined ▁f igh ters ▁against ▁Al lied ▁air fields ▁and ▁lines ▁of ▁communication ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Ar den nes ▁off ensive . ▁ 7 4 th ▁AA ▁Brigade ▁reported ▁groups ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁enemy ▁f igh ters ▁crossing ▁its ▁area ▁in ▁fl ights ▁of ▁four ▁flying ▁low , ▁while ▁small ▁form ations ▁of ▁Mess ersch mitt ▁Me ▁ 2 6 2 s ▁crossed ▁at ▁high ▁level . ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 5 ▁separate ▁H AA ▁engag ements ▁by ▁the ▁brig ade ' s ▁guns . ▁ ▁For ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁Reich sw ald ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁( Operation ▁Ver itable ), ▁ 7 4 th ▁AA ▁B de ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁II ▁Canadian ▁Corps . ▁After ▁carrying ▁out ▁pre lim inary ▁bomb ard ments , ▁ 6 0 th ▁H AA ▁R gt ▁revert ed ▁to ▁AA ▁defence . ▁The ▁units ▁of ▁ 7 4 th ▁AA ▁B de ▁continued ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁vital ▁routes ▁over ▁the ▁W aal ▁and ▁Ma as ▁during ▁the ▁build - up ▁to ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁crossing ▁( Operation ▁Pl under ). ▁As ▁the ▁war ▁drew ▁to ▁a ▁close , ▁ 6 0 th ▁H A ▁R gt ▁remained ▁in ▁