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Battle of Walcheren Causeway
| Battle of Walcheren Causeway | |||||||
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| Part of Battle of the Scheldt | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Canada United Kingdom |
 Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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William Jemmet Megill |
Gustav-Adolf von Zangen | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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52nd Infantry Division 5th Infantry Brigade |
15th Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 160 killed & wounded | 60+ killed | ||||||
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 and troops of the German 15th Army in 1944. It was the first of many conflicts on and around Walcheren Island during the Scheldt battles. It was also the second major battle fought over a terrain feature known as the Sloedam during the Second World War.
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