Battle of Broekhuizen

Part of the Western Front of World War II

Date	27–30 November 1944
Location	Broekhuizen, Netherlands 51°29′N 6°10′E / 51.483°N 6.167°E / 51.483; 6.167
Result	British victory

Belligerents

United Kingdom

Germany

Strength

~300

~200

Casualties and losses

43 dead
140 wounded

17-60 dead
139 prisoners

Siegfried Line Campaign

Clearing the Channel Coast Le Havre Boulogne Calais Dunkirk Moerbrugge Geel Nancy Arracourt Market Garden Fort Driant Metz Hürtgen Forest Overloon Aachen Scheldt Crucifix Hill Geilenkirchen Queen Broekhuizen

The battle of Broekhuizen, a small Dutch village near the Meuse, was a small battle which took place at the end of the Second World War. In the fighting, which took place by the end of November 1944, castle Broekhuizen and the nearby village were conquered by the 15th Scottish Division on the Germans, meanwhile destroying the castle. On the Scottish side, of the 300 soldiers present, there were 43 killed and 140 wounded. On the German side 139 prisoners of war were made, while estimates for casualties range from 17 to 60 killed.

External links

The Liberation of Broekhuizen: November 1944

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