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Title
The Scheldt
Description
Units of the Canadian 10th Infantry Brigade face determined Resistance and a fierce German counter-attack by elements of the German 64th Division in the vicinity of the Leopold Canal in the opening stages of the Battle for the Scheldt Estuary.
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1944-10-01
Scenario#
111
Scenario Description
Units of the Canadian 10th Infantry Brigade face determined Resistance and a fierce German counter-attack by elements of the German 64th Division in the vicinity of the Leopold Canal in the opening stages of the Battle for the Scheldt Estuary.
Location
Scheldt Estuary, Holland
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations led by the First Canadian Army, with Canadian, Polish and British units attached, to open up the shipping route to Antwerp so that its port could be used to supply the Allies in north-west Europe. Under acting command of the First Canadian's Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds, the battle took place in northern Belgium and southwestern Netherlands from October 2 to November 8, 1944.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of the Scheldt
External Link
Combatants
German
Canadians
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Geolocation
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