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Moerbrugge is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, in the municipality of Oostkamp. It was the site of a bridgehead that the
Canadian 4th Armoured Division The 4th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army. The division was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World War. During the Second World War the division was reactivated as the 4th Canadian Infant ...
used to cross the Ghent-Bruges Canal during the Battle of the Scheldt on 10 September 1944.


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Battle of Moerbrugge The Battle of Moerbrugge was a three-day battle during the Liberation of Belgium. The 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade was tasked to cross the Ghent Canal about five kilometers south of Bruges at the small village of Oostkamp in early Septemb ...
Populated places in West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub