Operation Pheasant

Operation Pheasant, also known as the Liberation of North Brabant, was a major operation to clear German troops from the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands during the fighting on the Western Front in the Second World War. This offensive was conceived as a result of the failure of Operation Market Garden and the allied effort to capture the important port of Antwerp. It was conducted by the allied 21st Army Group between 20 October to 4 November 1944.

Operation Pheasant
Part of the Western Front of World War II

Troops of the 10th Highland Light Infantry pass Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade during the assault on Tilburg, 8 October 1944
Date20 October  – 4 November 1944
Location
German occupied North Brabant, Netherlands
51°40′N 5°00′E
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 Canada
Poland
 United States
 Netherlands		  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Neil Ritchie
John Crocker		 Gustav-Adolf von Zangen
Units involved

  • LXXXIX Corps
  • LXVII Corps
  • LXXXVIII Corps
Casualties and losses
Unknown ~8,000 captured

After overcoming some German resistance, this operation liberated the cities of Tilburg, 's-Hertogenbosch, Roosendaal, Bergen op Zoom, Willemstad and Breda. As a result, the offensive cleared much of Brabant; the German positions which had defended the region along its canals and rivers were broken.

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