Talk:Inundation of the Wieringermeer

Why was the Weiringermeer inundated?[edit]

This article does not give any explanation to why the polder was flooded - I would hope that the reference used does expand on it. My understanding was that it was done to deny the Allies either easily traversed ground for tanks or potential airfields, or both. Someone with an understanding of Dutch should review the reference and see if this can be included in the article. LessHeard vanU (talk) 01:23, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There seems to have been no reason for it, other than a general "scorched earth" policy. It wasn't on any strategic route anywhere, so "covering a retreat" doesn't really hold. Mostly, the Wieringerpolder was only recently reclaimed, so wasn't heavily developed as yet. It didn't host any great infrastructure works.

This is a contrast to the Inundation of Walcheren, which was done for tactical reasons. That was also done very quickly, so that it had the most disruptive effect.

We certainly need sources though. Andy Dingley (talk) 11:21, 9 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]