Battle of the Peel
Most of the municipalities in the Peel region had been liberated by mid-October 1944, but the Groote Peel was still no man’s land. On October 27, 1944, approximately 11,000 Dutch troops launched an attack from Meijel toward Asten and Deurne.
Most of the municipalities in the Peel region had been liberated by mid-October 1944, but the Groote Peel was still no man’s land. On October 27, 1944, approximately 11,000 Dutch troops launched an attack near Meijel toward Asten and Deurne. They faced unyielding American and Scottish combat units, which launched a counterattack with heavy equipment around November 1. Tanks became bogged down in the marshy Peel, and infantrymen, supported by air cover, found themselves embroiled in fierce hit-and-run battles. Material losses were enormous. On November 6, the Germans shot down a Canadian Mustang at Amsloberg. In August 2017, the remains of this aircraft were still found. On November 17, 1944, Meijel was finally and definitively liberated, but it had been completely destroyed.
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