What the records say
- When
- 31 Oct 1944 – 2 Nov 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 51.50° N, 3.71° E
- Description
- 1944 engagement in the battle of the Scheldt during World War II
- War
- World War II
Battle of Walcheren Causeway
1944 battle on the Western Front of World War II
The Battle of Walcheren Causeway was an engagement of the Battle of the Scheldt between the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade, elements of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division and troops of the German 15th Army in 1944. It was the first of many conflicts on and around Walcheren Island during the Scheldt battles. It was also the second battle fought over a terrain feature known as the Sloedam during the Second World War.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de la chaussée de Walcheren”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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