Liberation of Antwerp

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World War II battle military operation

The Liberation of Antwerp was a key World War II Allied operation in September 1944 that captured the vital Belgian port city from German control, enabling crucial supply lines for the advance into Western Europe.

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Label Occurrences
Liberation of Antwerp canonical 2

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
belligerent Allies of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Allies

Germany ⓘ
carriedOutBy British Second Army ⓘ
First Canadian Army ⓘ
cityCaptured Antwerp ⓘ
combatant Canada ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
commander Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks ⓘ
surface form: Brian Horrocks

Gustav-Adolf von Zangen ⓘ
Guy Simonds ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
controlledAfter Allies of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Allies
controlledBefore Nazi Germany ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
date September 1944 ⓘ
endDate 1944-09-04 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
hasPart Siege of Antwerp ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Antwerp
impact contributed to Allied advance toward Germany ⓘ
enabled large-scale Allied logistical support in Western Europe ⓘ
location Antwerp ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ
notableUnit British XXX Corps ⓘ
2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form: Canadian 2nd Infantry Division

Polish 1st Armoured Division ⓘ
objective capture of Antwerp port ⓘ
securing supply lines for Allied advance ⓘ
opponent German 719th Infantry Division ⓘ
German garrison in Antwerp ⓘ
partOf Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine ⓘ
Western Front of World War II ⓘ
portCaptured Port of Antwerp ⓘ
precededBy Allied breakout from Normandy ⓘ
relatedOperation Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
Operation Market Garden ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1944-09-04 ⓘ
strategicImportance major deep-water port on the Scheldt estuary ⓘ
shortened Allied supply lines ⓘ
theater Northwest Europe ⓘ

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11th Armoured Division → participatedIn → Liberation of Antwerp ⓘ
Battle of the Scheldt → precededBy → Liberation of Antwerp ⓘ