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The Sacrifice of the Support Squadron at Westkapelle
With Stephen Fisher
Part of our Battle of the Scheldt series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lAFbM4BLI-H2OhseR8pyGqo&si=kRpXNrdY0ep4NL5i
And our Battles for Netherlands, Belgium and Germany series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lCs7F6ZxKBimNSN382UzD4F&si=9togXA0IZdKsDBE5
Also part of our 80th Anniversary Series
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To support the landings at Westkapelle in Operation Infatuate II, the invasion forces were accompanied by an eclectic mix of armed landing craft. In the shallow waters off the island of Walcheren, these were the only offensive vessels that could get in close to the island to cover the LCTs carrying the land forces to the shore. Having previously operated off Normandy under the designation Support Squadron Eastern Flank, the collection of Landing Craft Flak, Gun, Rocket and Support were called upon to support an amphibious assault once more, in what would be their last battle.
Stephen Fisher is an archaeologist and historian specialising in 20th century military conflict. One of his areas of interest is Operation Neptune and D-Day embarkation, and recently he was the heritage advisor during the restoration of LCT 7074, the last remaining Landing Craft Tank in the UK. He also specialises in Coastal Forces and maritime actions of both wars.
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The story of Walcheren in October and November 1944 will be told in ISLAND INFERNO, Stephen Fisher's next book with PenguinUKBooks. Coming out in spring 2026
His Sword Beach book
USA goldsborobooks.com/products/sword-beach
UK uk.bookshop.org/a/5843/9781787636712
Stephen's previous shows:
DDay 80 - 6 Commando’s advance on Pegasus Bridge (Sword Beach)
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Juno Beach was originally called Jelly Beach - A WWII Myths show
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Obstacle Clearance on DDay
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The Sacrifice of the Support Squadron at Westkapelle
With Stephen Fisher
Part of our Battle of the Scheldt series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lAFbM4BLI-H2OhseR8pyGqo&si=kRpXNrdY0ep4NL5i
And our Battles for Netherlands, Belgium and Germany series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lCs7F6ZxKBimNSN382UzD4F&si=9togXA0IZdKsDBE5
Also part of our 80th Anniversary Series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lCyOAGNszPdUOkA43dfSldX&si=bfIRjfLj4XKUcXds
To support the landings at Westkapelle in Operation Infatuate II, the invasion forces were accompanied by an eclectic mix of armed landing craft. In the shallow waters off the island of Walcheren, these were the only offensive vessels that could get in close to the island to cover the LCTs carrying the land forces to the shore. Having previously operated off Normandy under the designation Support Squadron Eastern Flank, the collection of Landing Craft Flak, Gun, Rocket and Support were called upon to support an amphibious assault once more, in what would be their last battle.
Stephen Fisher is an archaeologist and historian specialising in 20th century military conflict. One of his areas of interest is Operation Neptune and D-Day embarkation, and recently he was the heritage advisor during the restoration of LCT 7074, the last remaining Landing Craft Tank in the UK. He also specialises in Coastal Forces and maritime actions of both wars.
spitfiresofthesea.com
twitter.com/SeaSpitfires
The story of Walcheren in October and November 1944 will be told in ISLAND INFERNO, Stephen Fisher's next book with PenguinUKBooks. Coming out in spring 2026
His Sword Beach book
USA goldsborobooks.com/products/sword-beach
UK uk.bookshop.org/a/5843/9781787636712
Stephen's previous shows:
DDay 80 - 6 Commando’s advance on Pegasus Bridge (Sword Beach)
youtube.com/live/cDkQUYoPVdI
Juno Beach was originally called Jelly Beach - A WWII Myths show
youtube.com/live/Lm-FXIRLiqo
Obstacle Clearance on DDay
youtube.com/watch?v=pzbfsMXJEJc&t=1s
You can become a YouTube Member and support us here youtube.com/channel/UCUC1nmJGHmiKtlkpA6SJMeA
You can become a Patron here patreon.com/WW2TV
Please click subscribe for updates also "like" the video - it really helps!
Social Media links -
twitter.com/WW2TV
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WW2TV Merchandise ww2tv.creator-spring.com
WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission.
UK - uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV
USA - bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV
Patreon Brigadiers: Susan Yu, David Keahey and Tom Mullen
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