Walcheren 1944

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World War II battle amphibious assault military operation

Walcheren 1944 refers to the World War II Allied amphibious assault on the heavily fortified Dutch island of Walcheren in November 1944, aimed at securing access to the port of Antwerp.

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Label Occurrences
Inundation of Walcheren 1944 1
Walcheren 1944 canonical 1
inundation of Walcheren 1944 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
amphibious assault ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
belligerent Canada ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Dutch resistance ⓘ
surface form: Netherlands (resistance forces)

United Kingdom ⓘ
commander Charles Foulkes ⓘ
Guy Simonds ⓘ
Robert W. Timmermans ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country Allied forces ⓘ
endDate 1944-11-08 ⓘ
followedBy opening of the port of Antwerp to Allied shipping ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Walcheren Causeway ⓘ
assault on Flushing ⓘ
assault on Vlissingen ⓘ
assault on Westkapelle ⓘ
location Netherlands ⓘ
Walcheren Island ⓘ
Zeeland ⓘ
notableUnit 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
4th Special Service Brigade ⓘ
52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division ⓘ
No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando ⓘ
No. 4 Commando ⓘ
No. 41 (Royal Marine) Commando ⓘ
No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando ⓘ
No. 48 (Royal Marine) Commando ⓘ
Royal Marines Commandos ⓘ
surface form: Royal Marine Commandos
objective eliminate German coastal batteries on Walcheren ⓘ
secure access to the port of Antwerp ⓘ
opponent Nazi Germany ⓘ
opposingCommander Karl Eberding ⓘ
Wilhelm Daser NERFINISHED ⓘ
participant British Army ⓘ
Canadian Army ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Marines ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
precededBy Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Scheldt estuary operations

clearing of South Beveland ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1944-11-01 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Scheldt estuary ⓘ
logistical support for Allied advance into Germany ⓘ
tactic air bombardment ⓘ
amphibious landings ⓘ
naval gunfire support ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HMS Warspite → battleHonour → Walcheren 1944 ⓘ
Walcheren → historicalEvent → Walcheren 1944 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inundation of Walcheren 1944
Westkapelle → hasHistoricalEvent → Walcheren 1944 ⓘ
this entity surface form: inundation of Walcheren 1944