
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 …
Operation Switchback was a British military operation during World War II, part of the Italian Campaign. Launched in 1944, it aimed to capture the strategic Gustav Line and the town of Cassino. The operation included heavy fighting, culminating in the successful Allied breakthrough and eventual liberation of Rome.