Battle of Broekhuizen

The Battle of Broekhuizen, a Dutch village near the Meuse, was a small but bloody battle which took place late in 1944 as part of the Allied campaign to liberate the left bank of the Meuse in the Netherlands (Peel marshes).

Battle of Broekhuizen
Part of the Western Front of World War II
Date27–30 November 1944
Location
Broekhuizen, Netherlands
51°29′N 6°10′E
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Germany
Strength
300 200
Casualties and losses
43 killed
140 wounded
17-60 killed
139 captured
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