Operation Infatuate

When

1 Nov 1944 – 8 Nov 1944

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

51.50° N, 3.71° E

Description

Code name for a World War II Anglo-Canadian operation in November 1944

Code name for a World War II Anglo-Canadian operation in November 1944

Operation Infatuate was the code name given to an Anglo-Canadian operation in November 1944 during the Second World War to open the port of Antwerp to shipping and relieve logistical constraints. The operation was part of the wider Battle of the Scheldt and involved two assault landings from the sea by the 4th Special Service Brigade and the 52nd (Lowland) Division.

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