Battle of Broekhuizen

Battle of Broekhuizen
Part of the Western Front of World War II
Date 27–30 November 1944 Location Broekhuizen, Netherlands 51°29′7″N 6°9′48″E / 51.48528°N 6.16333°E / 51.48528; 6.16333 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Germany
Strength
300	200
Casualties and losses
43 killed 140 wounded	17-60 killed 139 captured

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).