Siegfried Line campaign
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Was a phase in the Western European campaign of World War II which involved actions near the German defensive Siegfried Line.
Chronology
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September 1944: Territorial changes based on the known frontline of the western front of World War II in that date.
September 1944: Allied liberation of Antwerp.
September 1944: German garrison of Le Havre surrenders.
Was a World War II operation undertaken by the First Canadian Army in August 1944 to capture the French coastline along the Strait of Dover.
September 1944: The Germans surrender to the 3rd Canadian Division in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
September 1944: Calais fell to the Allied forces on 30 September
September 1944: The attack on the Cap Gris Nez batteries in 1944 was part of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. The operation was led by General Bernard Montgomery and resulted in the capture of strategic coastal positions.
September 1944: Dieppe was captured by the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division on 1 September.
September 1944: Allied troops crossed the Ghent-Bruges Canal against strong opposition.
September 1944: The 1st Polish Armoured Division crossed the Belgian border and captured Ypres.
May 1944: Allied forces arrive at the outskirts of Dunkirk.
September 1944: Ostend, a Belgian city and one of the German "channel forts", was liberated in 1944 by Allied forces.
Was a series of military operations led by the First Canadian Army, with Polish and British units attached, to open up the shipping route to Antwerp so that its port could be used to supply the Allies in north-west Europe.
October 1944: Allied advances by October 16th in the Low Countries and Belgium, during the Battle of the Scheldt.
November 1944: Allied advances by November 10th in the Low Countries and Belgium, during the Battle of the Scheldt.
Selected Sources
Battle of the Scheldt. Canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved on 7 April 2024 on https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/history/campaigns/northwesteurope/scheldt.htm
Pursuit To The West Wall, 26 August-14 September 1944 United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope66.jpg
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.260
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.266
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.269
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.284
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.291
