The Liberation of Holland, The Forgotten Army, Part Two. World War Two Documentary.

The Liberation of Holland, The Forgotten Army, Part Two. WW2 (World War Two) What did the Canadian First Army do after landing on D-day, in Normandy, at Juno Beach and after Caen and the Falaise Pocket where they took on the might of Hitler’s Panzer Divisions.
Following the breakout of Normandy the 1st Canadian Army, using Priest Kangaroo Armoured Personnel Carriers, Crocodile Flamethrowing Tanks and Sherman “Crab” Mine Flail Tanks, took the enemy strongholds of Dieppe, Le Havre, Boulogne and Calais.
They fought in abysmal conditions in the Breskin Pocket using Buffalo LVT’s (Amphibious Vehicle, Tracked) to overcome the superior forces of the Wehrmacht. They confronted Germanys best troops and overcome the killing zone of the Walcheren Causeway.
The Canadians went on to Liberate Amsterdam and other Dutch cities and towns. Canadians are fondly remembered by the Dutch people.
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