WWII-Battles
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Today it is Liberation Day in the Netherlands.We celebrate the end of the Nazi occupation during World War II. When the German troops occupied Holland, they stole the food and money;whereas Canadian troops came through and helped the people.This cartoon creates a feeling of alliance, and affinity for the audience.
Cartoon Toon van Ham 1945
Today in 1945 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands takes up residence at Anneville estate near liberated Breda. Front of the 'Vrijheidskalen.
der 1945' (Freedom calendar 1945) from Karel Links 1944
Today in 1945 a day after Hitler, Joseph Goebbels ,Minister of Propaganda in Nazi-Germany committed suicide.
cartoon - Smits 1945
Today in 1945 was the start of operation Manna: The dropping of tons of food by the RAF into the still unliberated parts of the Netherlands, to help feed civilians who were in danger of starvation in the Dutch famine.