Military operation

Operation Wellhit

17 Sep 1944 – 22 Sep 1944 · 50.73° N, 1.61° E

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When
17 Sep 1944 – 22 Sep 1944
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
50.73° N, 1.61° E
Description
September 1944 battle in Boulogne, France, during WW2

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Operation Wellhit

September 1944 battle in Boulogne, France, during WW2

Operation Wellhit from 17 to 22 September 1944, was an operation of the Second World War by the 3rd Canadian Division of the First Canadian Army to take the fortified port of Boulogne in northern France. The 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade had hoped to take Boulogne off the march as it advanced up the coast but it was stopped by the German fortifications 5 mi (8.0 km) from the city.

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