Plan
The plan was to combine a breakout from the Niewpoort bridgehead by two divisions of XV Corps (Lieut. General Du Cane) of the Fourth Army (General Rawlinson) with landings from the sea under the command of Rear-Admiral Bacon by 1st Division from Dunkirk the following morning.
On the afternoon before the landings, the two divisions of XV Corps were to attack from the bridgehead between St Georges and the coast with a bombardment and barrage from 300 guns and a naval bombardment of a 3,500 yards (3,200 m) front. A 1,000 yards (910 m) advance would be followed by a one hour pause. Four more similar advances over six hours would take the land attack to Middelkirke where it would link with the landing force. Three landing sites for 1st Division were planned: Westende Bains, a mile behind the German second line; another site three quarters of a mile beyond at the German third line and the third 1 3/4 miles beyond that at Middelkirke Bains to cut off the German artillery's line of retreat around Westende, turn the German second and third positions and advance inland as far as possible.
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