1955

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History

Remembering the Second World War in the Netherlands: Historical sound from the 1950’s – Part 6, “Ten years of freedom”

This programme is part of the series Remembering the Second World War in the Netherlands: Historical Sound of the 1950's

This documentary, broadcast ten years after the end of World War II and fifteen years after the bombing of Rotterdam, looks back on a decade-and-a-half of occupation, liberation and reconstruction […]

Canadian Gen. Foulkes accepts capitulation of all German troops in the Netherlands (© Flickr/erfgoedinbeeld) )
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Remembering the Second World War in the Netherlands: Historical sound from the 1950’s- Part 4, The end of the war in the Netherlands, May 1945

This programme is part of the series Remembering the Second World War in the Netherlands: Historical Sound of the 1950's

Finally on May 5th, German generals were summoned to Hotel De Wereld in the town of Wageningen and presented with the conditions of surrender by Canadian General Charles Foulkes, with […]

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Remembering the Second World War in the Netherlands: Historical sound from the 1950’s- Part 1, “Ten Years Ago”, Remembering the liberation of the south

This programme is part of the series Remembering the Second World War in the Netherlands: Historical Sound of the 1950's

The Netherlands celebrates Liberation Day every year on May 5th, marking the surrender of all German troops in the Netherlands to the Allied Forces and the end of the German […]