Surprise Attack in the Peel Marshes

The Battle of Broekhuizen, a Dutch village near the Meuse, was a small but bloody battle which took place late in 1944 as part of the Allied campaign to ...

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Bowing to his superior's direction, General Corlett issued final orders for the Peel Marshes offensive on 28 September. The 7th Armored Division was to pass ...

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On 26 October two German mechanized divisions struck Dempsey's thinly held positions in the Peel marches much further South.

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Thus the initial attack overwhelmed the few scattered American defenders. More elements of 7th Armored Division were moved into the battle on the first day, but ...

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This limited offensive was to hit the thinly manned positions of the 7th Armored Division along the Deurne Canal and the Noorder Canal deep within the Peel ...

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Operation Clipper, an offensive to reduce the Geilenkirchen salient in Germany, highlighted the value of specialized tanks in a combined US-British operation.

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A very powerful formation, it included a armoured regiment of two battalions (nearly 100 tanks) and Panzergrenadier regiment of three battalions.

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... Peel marshes. During this offensive the only tank battle ever fought on Dutch soil took place at Overloon. At the same time, the Allies also advanced into ...

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This would also give the British time to clear the Peel Marshes, a threat to Ninth Army's rear, and perhaps close the gap between Ninth Army and Second Army. ...

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