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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French war planning 1920–1940 (redirect from Escaut plan)
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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Operation David (section Withdrawal to the Escaut)
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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German invasion of Belgium (1940) (redirect from Battle of the Escaut (1940))
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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Battle of the Scheldt (redirect from Battle of the Escaut (1944))
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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Dunkirk-Scheldt Canal (redirect from Canal Dunkirk-Escaut)
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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