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.
Troops of the 10th Highland Light Infantry pass Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade during the assault on Tilburg, 8 October 1944
51st Highland Division infantry, supported by Daimler armoured cars of 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry, pass a burning house in St Michielsgestel, during Operation Colin
German soldiers in 's-Hertogenbosch[citation needed]
German prisoners are brought in along a ditch past Universal Carriers of 6th Royal Welch Fusiliers during fighting around 's-Hertogenbosch
North Brabant, also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the west, and the Flemish provinces of Antwerp and Limburg to the south. The northern border follows the Meuse westward to its mouth in the Hollands Diep strait, part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. North Brabant had a population of about 2,626,000 as of January 2023. Major cities in North Brabant are Eindhoven, Tilburg, Breda, its provincial capital 's-Hertogenbosch, and Helmond
Castle Heeswijk
Themepark Efteling - World of Wonders
Van Gogh statue, Nuenen. Vincent van Gogh was born in Zundert. He lived and studied in various Brabant cities, including Zundert, Tilburg and Nuenen. Many buildings that Van Gogh painted have been designated 'Van Gogh Monument'.
De Groote Peel National Park