First time posting so please let me know if this is in the wrong sub or wrongly submitted.
I am curious about the liberation of my hometown Gendt, in the Netherlands, during World War II. I have found that the region ('de betuwe' in Dutch which is located between Arnhem and Nijmegen) was called Men's Island (http://liberationroute.com/the-netherlands/historical-location/men-s-island-betuwe) but I am unable to find who liberated it.
I have heard my grandparents talk about the Canadians around here, this could be wrong, but I would like to have more specific information (division/company). I am also aware of market garden and the effects it had, see Men's Island.
The British 147th Infantry Brigade, with tank support from the Canadian Ontario Regiment, cleared the southeast corner of the island as part of Operation Destroyer. Specifically, they advanced through the area from Haalderen to Doornenburg in the morning and afternoon of 2 April, 1945. Since Gendt is right between the two, they probably arrived late that morning.
More details in the Canadian official history of the war at http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/Canada/CA/Victory/Victory-21.html - scroll down to page 566.
Information on where to look this up is also welcome.