The multi-faceted campaign in the Netherlands had seen much success, though at great cost.

Elements of the 3rd Canadian Division had slogged through mud and rain to accomplish their task - that of “bursting” the Breskens Pocket. While the town of Breskens itself had fallen on the 21st of October, small groups of determined German defenders remained active in the area. It was not until November 3rd that a victory could finally be recorded in the war diary of the Division - simply written as “Op. Switchback now complete”.

The late weeks of October 1944 were miserable for the Canadian forces, their Allies, and their enemy alike. Major operations continued in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, while the 1st Canadian Corps continued to push northwards in Italy.