History With Hilbert | The Real History Behind 'The Forgotten Battle' | Battle of Walcheren 1944 @historywithhilbert | Uploaded November 2021 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
The 'Forgotten Battle' is a Dutch/Belgian Netflix war film set during the Battle of Walcheren in 1944, part of the Liberation of the Netherlands from German control following the successful D-Day Landings of the Allies. In this video I look at the history of the Battle of the Scheldt and in particular the assault on Walcheren, as well as some of the other historical aspects covered by the film such as Dutchmen who served in the Waffen SS on the Eastern Front and the Dutch Resistance (De Ondergrondse) who fought against the German occupiers and aided the Allies in their push into the Netherlands.

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0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Walcheren Remains In German Hands
4:14 - The Battle of Walcheren Causeway
6:18 - Operation Infatuate I & II
8:00 - Walcheren Is Captured
8:47 - Dutchmen Serving in the SS
10:18 - The Dutch Resistance In World War 2
13:04 - Outro

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