Battle of Walcheren Causeway

Battle of Walcheren Causeway
Part of Battle of the Scheldt
Date31 October 1944 – 2 November 1944
Location
Walcheren Island, Scheldt estuary
51°30′11″N 3°42′18″E / 51.50306°N 3.70500°E / 51.50306; 3.70500 (Walcheren Island)
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
 Canada
 United Kingdom
 Germany
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom William Jemmet Megill Nazi Germany Gustav-Adolf von Zangen
Units involved
United Kingdom 52nd Infantry Division
Canada 5th Infantry Brigade
Nazi Germany 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.