No. 2 (Dutch) Troop, No. 1 (French) Troop and No. 8 (French) Troop of No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando attached to No. 4 Commando. No. 4 (Belgian) and No. 5 (Norwegian) troops of No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando attached to No. 41 (RM) Commando, No. 47 (RM) Commando and No. 48 (RM) Commando.
The three Royal Marine Commandos of 4th Special Service Brigade, along with the No. 4 (Belgian) and No. 5 (Norwegian) troops of No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando, land at Westkapelle on the western side of the island. No. 4 Commando, with No. 1 (French) Troop, No. 2 (Dutch) Troop and No. 8 (French) Troop under command, cross from Breskens and land at Flushing. The landings at Flushing are successful and by 16:00 all resistance is overcome. The landings at Westkapelle meet stiff resistance from the German coastal defences. However, by the end of the day the Commandos are in the positions they want to be. By November 8th, 1944, the Germans are tied down are encircled and at 08:15 that same day forty thousand German soldiers offer their surrender. The Commandos have lost 103 killed, 325 wounded and sixty-eight missing during the operation. |
