Here is some more information for you. This is from “In Search of Pegasus” by Bernd Horn and Michel Wyczynski (p. 33-35)
“Within this monumental operation 3 British Parachute Brigade was assigned the task of seizing and clearing a dominating ridge known as the "Schnappenburg feature" and the surrounding Diersfordter Forest. Brigadier Hill stressed the importance of the task on all members of the brigade and stipulated in his orders that "speed and initiative on the part of all ranks is the order of the day, risks will be taken, and the enemy will be attacked and destroyed wherever he is found."
Hill tasked 1 Cdn Para Bn to seize the Hingendahlshof farm on the western edge of the drop zone and to capture the village of Bergerfurth which was located south of the DZ. In short, the Battalion was tasked to hold the central area of the brigade's front, encompassing wooded areas near a road linking Wesel to Emmerich.
In the early evening of 24 March 1945, the Canadian paratroopers emplaned in thirty-five C-47 Dakotas and shortly before 1000 hours the next day, the first of fourteen thousand troops, delivered by a total of seventeen hundred aircraft and thirteen hundred gliders, pierced the frontier of the Reich. The brigade, consisting of twenty-two hundred men, dropped with incredible accuracy in a span of only six minutes, in a clearing measuring only 1,000 by 800 yards. 1 Cdn Para Bn jumped at 0955 hours and was met by stiff resistance. The parachute assault experienced devastating fire from the entrenched German positions in the surrounding woods. The clearing was an obvious drop zone and the Germans prepared accordingly.
Despite the resistance, within thirty-five minutes of the drop, eighty-five percent of the brigade had reported in, and the Battalion secured its objectives by 1130 hours, less than two hours from the time they jumped out of their aircraft. The Battalion dug in and repelled numerous probing attacks, but of greater concern was the large number of prisoners which were captured, at one point equalling the strength of the battalion. This quickly became a logistical problem as space for the confinement of prisoners was scarce and guards to secure them were at a premium.
By late evening the lead reconnaissance elements of the 15th Scottish Division moved through the battalion to continue the advance into Germany. In the aftermath of the battle, it was determined that the Battalion's CO, Lieutenant-Colonel Jeff Nicklin had been killed in action. Once again, Major Fraser Eadie took command, this time for good.”
Note that the DZ for the entire Brigade was a 1000 X 800 yards clearing in Diersfordter Forest.
Also you can have a look at AHQ Report No. 17. Below are links to a listing of the AHQ and CMHQ Reports on the National Defence web site.
http://www.forces.gc.ca/hr/dhh/histo...hq_e.asp?cat=1
http://www.forces.gc.ca/hr/dhh/histo...hq_e.asp?cat=1
I hope that this helps.