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Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Estuary Beach
Address:
Beach Rd | Far end of Beach Rd, Nelson, Victoria, Australia

The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations by Canadian, British and Polish formations to open up the shipping route to Antwerp so that its port could be used to supply the Allies in north-west Europe. Led by Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds, the battle took place in northern Belgium and southwestern Netherlands from October 2 to November 8, 1944.The well-established Wehrmacht defenders staged an effective delaying action, during which the Germans flooded land areas in the Scheldt Estuary, slowing the Allied advance. After five weeks of difficult fighting, the Canadian First Army, at a cost of 12,873 Allied casualties , was successful in clearing the Scheldt after numerous amphibious assaults, obstacle crossings, and costly assaults over open ground. Both land and water were mined, and the Germans defended their line of retreat with artillery and snipers.Once the German defenders were no longer a threat, it was a further three weeks before the first convoy carrying Allied supplies was able to unload in Antwerp due to the necessity of de-mining the harbours.
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