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3 Μαρ 2013 · Antwerp was to prove a vital port to the Allies as they pushed towards Germany. The German Oberkommando realized the importance of Antwerp and the Walcheren area had the allies. In September 1944 it was decided to bombard Antwerp with V2 rockets.
Anti-aircraft gun used against the German V-1 bombs aimed at the port of Antwerp between October 1944 and April 1945, Kalmthout National Park, Belgium Stock Photo https://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1 https://www.alamy.com/anti-aircraft-gun-used-against-the-german-v-1-bombs-aimed-at-the-port-of-antwerp-between-october-1944-and-april ...
Antwerp was to prove a vital port to the Allies as they pushed towards Germany. The German Oberkommando realized the importance of Antwerp and the Walcheren area had the allies. In September 1944 it was decided to bombard Antwerp with V2 rockets.
The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations to open up the Scheldt river between Antwerp and the North Sea for shipping, so that Antwerp's port could be used to supply the Allies in north-west Europe.
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Title: Port Of Antwerp; Date: 1944-12; Location: Antwerp, Belgium; Physical Dimensions: B/W NEGATIVE; Subject Keywords: Port, 1940s, Cities, Belgium, Harbors, Antwerp, 1940s; Publisher:...
20 Απρ 2015 · The port could handle 1,000 ships at a time weighing up to 19,000 tons each. Antwerp had 10 square miles of docks, 20 miles of water front, and 600 cranes. Senior Allied commanders counted on Antwerp handing 40,000 tons of supplies a day – when it was captured.