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The Allies take a rigorous and controversial decision: inundation. The southern coast of Walcheren is heavily fortified. German coastal batteries are located here as part of the Atlantic Wall. Taking out these guns is considered the main objective of the Battle of the Scheldt. But Walcheren also has 200 German bunkers in the country. The Allies take a rigorous and controversial decision: inundation. Before they invade Walcheren, they first flood the island.