Operation Infatuate

Operation Infatuate
Part of the Battle of the Scheldt
British assault troops on Walcheren advancing along the waterfront near Flushing with shells bursting ahead - 1 November 1944.
Date 1–8 November 1944 Location Walcheren Island and Scheldt estuary, Netherlands 51°30′11″N 3°42′18″E / 51.50306°N 3.70500°E / 51.50306; 3.70500 (Walcheren Island) Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom  Canada  Norway  France  Netherlands  Belgium	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Bertram Ramsay Guy Simonds	Gustav-Adolf von Zangen Wilhelm Daser[1]
Units involved
4th Special Service Brigade 52nd (Lowland) Division 2nd Canadian Infantry Division	German 15th Army
Strength
3,082 Canadians, French (commando KIEFFER) and Royal Marines	5,000 troops
Casualties and losses
1,473 casualties including 489 killed, 925 wounded, 59 missing	1,200 killed and wounded 2,900 captured

Operation Infatuate was the code name given to an Anglo-Canadian operation in November 1944 during the Second World War to open the port of Antwerp to shipping and relieve logistical constraints. The operation was part of the wider Battle of the Scheldt and involved two assault landings from the sea by the 4th Special Service Brigade and the 52nd (Lowland) Division. Meanwhile, the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division would force a crossing of the Walcheren Causeway.