2nd Ranger Battalion
Battle for the Ruhr
CO : Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Hanks
XO : Major Hans Mielants

TF HOL (Alpha and Bravo Companies) : Lieutenant-Colonel Joergen Holmquist
TF RUST (Charlie and Delta Companies) : 1st Lieutenant Barnaby Rustin
TF SHEA (Easy and Fox Companies) : 1st Lieutenant Michael Shea
TF WILL (Golf and Hotel Companies) : Captain Paul Williams
BTN HQ (Indy and James Companies) : Major Hans Mielants
Mission 1. 28 February 1945 : Hammer and Anvil
Mission Objective : 309th Infantry Regiment got cut off in Ruhrberg after a rapid advance and 2BTN is called in once more to free them.  Since the overall German intent is to get over the Rhine we need not only to clear the way but to capture as much Germans as possible
2BTN Order of Battle on 15 April 1945
2BTN SMC Quality on 1 April 1945
Mission Result: 2BTN made contact with 309th Infantry Regiment and trapped some 200 Germans in the middle. Only TF WILL did not make it.
Mission 2. 7 March 1945 : Crush and Clear
Mission Objective : Germans of 5th Fallshirmjaeger Division and some supply units try to get over the Rhine near Remagen.  2BTN has to clear the area and prevent them to get to safety.
Mission Result: Wide range of results with one TF not arriving on the scene, one losing outright, one on close call and one winning.  So something of a draw.
Mission 3. 15 April 1945 : Flak Hunt
Mission Objective : 2BTN has to clear Darmstadt of the last German troops and take out any Flak in the city.
Mission Result: Although one TF managed to clear a part of Darmstadt most TF hardly got near the city. The 2 Ranger Battalion ends the war in a defeat but with a convincing Victory overall.