The Battle of the Scheldt
Canada made many important contributions to help the Allies to victory in the Second World War. One of the most important –and most difficult- was the bloody Battle of the Scheldt which raged in Belgium and the Netherlands in the fall of 1944.
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First Attacks and the Battle of the Scheldt
Mr. MacDougall remembers the first attacks that he was involved in and the lasting friendships that were developed on the front lines. He explains the role that the Calgary Highlanders played in the Battle of the Scheldt and recalls the Germans flooding the dikes at the Port of Antwerp. He recalls the terrible living conditions and how poor the Dutch people were during those years.
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