However , on 16 October Woensdrecht was taken , following an immense artillery barrage which forced the Germans back .
Heavy casualties ensued , including the almost total destruction of the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade 's Black Watch Battalion on 13 October .
On 16 October Woensdrecht was taken , following an immense artillery barrage which forced the Germans back .
Heavy casualties ensued , including the almost total destruction of the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade 's Black Watch Battalion on 13 October .