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Articles related to the WW2 operation Battle of the Scheldt, a series of military operations to open up the Scheldt River and use the Antwerp port, shortening the allied route for army supplies in Europe.

Liberation Museum Zeeland – Nieuwdorp, Netherlands

The Liberation Museum Zeeland (Bevrijdingsmuseum Zeeland) is located in Nieuwdorp, the Netherlands, and focuses on the Battle of …

Posted January 4, 2026 (updated January 22, 2026) by Patrick

Polderhuis Westkapelle – Dike and War Museum, Westkapelle – Netherlands

Polderhuis Westkapelle is a museum and cultural center located in a historic building once used by the local …

Posted October 14, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Commonwealth War Cemetery Bergen op Zoom Netherlands

Commonwealth War Cemetery – Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands

This Commonwealth War Cemetery has 1,284 fallen sailors, soldiers and airmen of WW2 and 21 war graves of …

Posted March 28, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Canadian War Cemetery Bergen op Zoom Netherlands

Canadian War Cemetery – Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands

The Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen op Zoom contains 1,118 WWII graves of fallen sailors, soldiers and airmen …

Posted March 4, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Marine Flak Batterie Nord: Stützpunkt Fichte – West-Souburg, Walcheren, Netherlands

Hidden in a small forest at West-Souburg, heavy Batterie Nord "Stützpunkt Fichte" was a field position of the …

Posted March 29, 2018 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Stützpunkt Von Kleist of VB Vlissingen – Koudekerke, Walcheren, the Netherlands

Stützpunkt Von Kleist was a Heeresbatterie of the VB Vlissingen. The battery had a fire support role defending …

Posted November 24, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Battle of the Scheldt: No. 4 Commando at Uncle Beach, Flushing – Walcheren, the Netherlands

In the early morning of 1st November 1944, the town of Flushing is rudely awakened by an extensive …

Posted October 21, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Operation Veritable, Canadian War Cemetery – Groesbeek, The Netherlands

In Groesbeek lies a Commonwealth cemetery with mostly Canadian soldiers who lost their lives during the last months …

Posted July 6, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Commonwealth War Graves: Canadian War Cemetery Adegem, Belgium

The majority of the 1100 soldiers buried at the Canadian War Cemetery in Adegem Belgium are Canadian, but …

Posted November 26, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal

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Operation Switchback – A Bailey-bridge left behind in Maldegem, St Laureins, Belgium

On October 6th, the 7th Canadian Infantry Division started the construction of a Bailey-bridge between Maldegem and Sint-Laureins, …

Posted November 26, 2015 (updated January 11, 2026) by Pascal