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~ COMBINED OPERATIONS
- NETHERLANDS ~
This sub-index provides details of pages on the website
that contain specific information about the Netherlands' participation or
involvement in Combined
Operations. To visit the website's main page index click
on the link above right.
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Combined Ops Memorial
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Information about the memorial
including its location in the grounds of the
National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
It will embrace all from the many Allied
nations who served in Combined Operations or
were trained by them in the art of amphibious
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Walcheren
(Infatuate) |
Operation Infatuate, the codename for the
invasion of the Dutch Island of Walcheren, was a major Combined Operation amphibious landing against heavily
fortified and entrenched German positions. The island stood at the mouth of the
River Scheldt and blocked Allied access to the captured port of Antwerp some 80
kilometres inland. With the Germans holding the channel ports it is
impossible to overstate the importance of Antwerp to the Allies in order to
secure supply lines to their advancing armies. |
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Occupation of Walcheren |
Jan Wigard was just 6 years old when the Germans arrived in his
home town of Middelberg on the Island of Walcheren in May of 1940. It would be
over 4 years before the island was liberated. |
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There are over 200 books listed on our 'Combined
Operations Books' page which can be purchased on-line via the
Advanced Book Exchange (ABE) search banner which checks the
shelves of thousands of book shops world-wide. Type in or copy and
paste the title of your choice or use the keyword box for book
suggestions. There's no obligation t o
buy, no registration and no passwords. Just click on the book icon
opposite to take you to the ABE banner. |
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