PropertyValue
rdf:type
rdfs:label
  • Battle of Walcheren Causeway
rdfs:comment
  • The Battle of Walcheren Causeway (Operation Vitality) was an engagement of the Battle of the Scheldt between the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade, elements of the British 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division, notably the Glasgow Highlanders, and troops of the German 15th Army in 1944. It was the first of many conflicts on and around Walcheren Island forming Operation Infatuate during the Scheldt battles.
owl:sameAs
dcterms:subject
dbkwik:military/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate
Partof
Date
  • --10-31
Commander
Casualties
  • 64
  • At least 60 troops killed.
Result
  • Indecisive
Place
  • Walcheren Island, Scheldt estuary
Conflict
  • Battle of Walcheren Causeway
abstract
  • The Battle of Walcheren Causeway (Operation Vitality) was an engagement of the Battle of the Scheldt between the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade, elements of the British 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division, notably the Glasgow Highlanders, and troops of the German 15th Army in 1944. It was the first of many conflicts on and around Walcheren Island forming Operation Infatuate during the Scheldt battles.
is Battles of