Walcheren

Walcheren

An oblique aerial photograph of a flooded landscape. The sea walls had been breached to stop the German Army using heavy gun batteries.

1944-10-03

One b/w photograph on an album page

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Walcheren Island.
The sea walls were breached by aircraft of Bomber Command on October 3rd 1944 to prevent the German Army using the heavy gun batteries on the island. Also to open up the approaches to the Port of Antwerp. The breaches in the walls were quickly repaired by the British Army using Mulberry Harbours, soon after the capture of the island.