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Turning the Key: The Capture and Liberation of Walcheren Island, October 30-November 8, 1944 : Operation 'Infatuate', Phase III

Paul M. Crucq

Details the final phase of Operation Infatuate-- the Battle of the Scheldt Estuary and the full surrender of German Occupation troops, to liberate Antwerp, Belgium and return the port to Allied hands in November of 1944. The operation consisted of two parts. The first to attack Flushing and secondly, to storm the shattered dike at Westkapelle with units from the British and Canadian armies.

GenresWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsNetherlandsWalcherenAerial operations, BritishPersonal narratives

320 pages

Dutch edition · First published 2009 by Paul M. Crucq · ISBN 9789080785441

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