Honouring the Veterans of The Battle of Kapelsche Veer

Operation Elephant was an attack by the First Canadian Army to clear a small island north of the Maas River in the Netherlands, known as Kapelsche Veer. This is where German Paratroopers had set up a strong defensive position.

The Canadian regiments dealt with difficult conditions and suffered high casualities, but on the morning of January 31 1945, the German paratroopers evacuated the island.

The Lincoln and Welland Regiment with the support of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada and the South Alberta Regiment, were to clear the island by January 31, 1945. Pictured Are the men of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment after the battle at the Veer – February 1945. LAC Photo