Historian Reveals the Forgotten Fight for the Walcheren Causeway
The Battle of Walcheren Causeway was an incredibly difficult fight for the troops of the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade from October 31 to November 2, 1944. Using aerial photos, war diaries, and maps, the story of this battle is told.
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Sources
C.P. Stacey, Official history of the Canadian Army in the Second World War. Volume III, : The Victory Campaign: The Operations in North-West Europe, 1944-1945
Unit War Diaries (Black Watch of Canada, Calgary Highlanders, Maisonneuve, 5th CIB)
Terry Copp, The Brigade: The Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade in World War II
Guy de Merlis, "The Walcheren Causeway Revisited" Canadian Military History 3, 2 (1994)
Memorial photos from David Patterson
Capture of Zuid Beveland and Ops to secure Br head on Walcheren Island - Role of 5th Cdn Inf Bde by Brig W.J. Megill Comdr given to Hist Officer, 2 Cdn Inf Div, 8 Nov 44
National Archives of the Netherlands. Aerial shot. The bombed Sloedam Access number 2.24.05.02 Component number 141-0050
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Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Guy De Merlis Créateur : Attribuée à Champlain Marcil Date: 28 mai 1959 Notice détaillée: P174,S1,D17206
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