The former island Walcheren was an important part of the German Atlantikwall. The coastline from Vlissingen to Westkapelle dominated the entrance of the river Schelde which is entrance to the port of Antwerp in Belgium. In october 1944 the allied forces bombed dikes and dunes to inundate the island to break the German defense that made the allready liberated Antwerp useless, thus holding back the liberation of northern parts of Europe.
