• Escaut may refer to: Scheldt River, Escaut in French MV Escaut, a number of ships with this name Escaut (department), the former French département Manon...
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  • number of motor vessels were named Escaut, including: MV Escaut (1929), a Dutch coaster in service 1929–41 MV Escaut (1938), a Belgian cargo ship in service...
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    Scheldt (redirect from Escaut river)
    The Scheldt (/ʃɛlt, skɛlt/ SHELT, SKELT; French: Escaut [ɛsko]; Dutch: Schelde [ˈsxɛldə] ) is a 435-kilometre-long (270 mi) river that flows through northern...
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    encounter battle and fight a defensive battle from prepared positions. The Escaut plan/Plan E and Dyle plan/Plan D were devised for a forward defence in Belgium...
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    or Escaut in French, which ran through Ghent to Antwerp. Although a formidable natural obstacle, defending the Escaut, an option known as the Escaut Plan...
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    The Battle of the Lys and the Escaut was the third and last phase of the Second Battle of Belgium (French: 2ème Bataille de Belgique) or the Ypres-Lys...
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    The invasion of Belgium or Belgian campaign (10–28 May 1940), often referred to within Belgium as the 18 Days' Campaign (French: Campagne des 18 jours;...
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    Honnecourt-sur-Escaut (French pronunciation: [ɔnkuʁ syʁ ɛsko], literally Honnecourt on Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France....
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    Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt (French: Escaut) river. Although the city and region experienced a steady population decline...
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    the Escaut. The Middle Scarpe is no longer navigable, bypassed by the high-capacity Canal Dunkerque-Escaut. This river was navigated from the Escaut up...
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    The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations to open up the Scheldt river between Antwerp and the North Sea for shipping...
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    Fresnes-sur-Escaut (French pronunciation: [fʁɛn syʁ ɛsko], literally Fresnes on Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Communes...
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    Cantaing-sur-Escaut (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃tɛ̃ syʁ ɛsko], literally Cantaing on Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Communes...
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    Neuville-sur-Escaut (French pronunciation: [nøvil syʁ ɛsko], literally Neuville on Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Communes...
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    Noyelles-sur-Escaut (French pronunciation: [nwajɛl syʁ ɛsko], literally Noyelles on Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Communes...
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    Temse (redirect from Tamise-sur-Escaut)
    Temse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛmsə] ; French: Tamise [tamiz]) is a municipality in East Flanders, Belgium. The name Temse is derived from the Gallo-Roman/Gaul...
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    Escaut (French: [ɛsko], Dutch: Schelde) was a department of the French First Republic and French First Empire in present-day Belgium and Netherlands. It...
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    gabarit' (large dimensions, or high capacity, literally large gauge) Dunkerque-Escaut. Some authors have separated the waterway into the canal proper and the...
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    sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃]) is a canal in northern France connecting the canalised river Escaut in Cambrai to the Canal latéral à l'Oise and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in...
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    line of Territorial divisions. The 82nd Division held the area between the Escaut and the Scarpe, with advance posts at Lille, Deûlémont and Tournai, just...
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    gave orders to build a canal which would link the Scarpe River and the Escaut River (English: Scheldt). The work was commenced under the direction of...
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    of its original length has been absorbed in the high-capacity Dunkerque-Escaut waterway, as shown on the map, and the remaining length through the port...
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    and divided into two departments: Lys (present day West Flanders) and Escaut (present day East Flanders and Zeelandic Flanders). Austria confirmed its...
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  • Track Championships 1981 3rd Beringen 1st Eeklo (b) 1st Melle 4th Circuit Escaut-Durme 6th Omloop van Brecht 1982 3rd Dentergem 3rd Westrozebeke 1983 3rd...
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  • The Fortified Sector of the Escaut (Secteur Fortifié de l'Escaut), also known as the Fortified Sector of the Schelde, was the French military organization...
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    Bouches-de-l'Elbe Ems-Supérieur Landes Nord Tarn-et-Garonne Bouches-de-l'Escaut Escaut Léman Oise Taro Bouches-de-l'Yssel Eure Lippe Ombrone Trasimène Bouches-de-la-Meuse...
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  • Associated canals Heusden Canal Bergse Maas Maas–Waal Canal Scheldt Schelde Escaut Current distributaries Western Scheldt Former distributaries Oosterschelde...
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    and the Escaut to Antwerp (the Dendre Line), and finally on 18/19 May, to the Escaut from Oudenarde to Maulde on the French border (the Escaut Line). The...
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    Neuville-Saint-Rémy Neuville-sur-Escaut Neuvilly Nieppe Niergnies Nieurlet Nivelle Nomain Noordpeene Noyelles-lès-Seclin Noyelles-sur-Escaut Noyelles-sur-Sambre Noyelles-sur-Selle...
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  • Here is the list of all ouvrages of the Maginot Line, organized by sector and type of fortification. Ouvrage translates as "works" in English: published...
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