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The culmination of the Scheldt battle was the Battle of Walcheren Causeway on 31 October, 1944. Here companies of the Battalion attacked successively across a 2,000 yard long, 50 yard wide causeway which was heavily defended and established, without cover, a small bridgehead at the north end, which they held until relieved by Le Regiment de Maisonneuve. This battle is now commemorated annually in the latter part of the month of October and it was chosen by the Regiment to represent all actions of The Calgary Highlanders during World War II.
General H.D.G. Crerar, Commander of First Canadian Army (1944-1945) stated:
"The Battle reputation of the 10th Battalion made that night in 1915 (St. Julien Wood, 22 April 1915) was consistently upheld by the success of The Calgary Highlanders throughout the many months of fighting which led the First Canadian Army from the beaches of Normandy to Northwest Germany. No unit of that army came through that test with a better record than that
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a Captured german tank in France
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