The Liberation of Amsterdam on 8 May 1945

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10 ай бұрын

Real footage of the arrival of Allied forces in Amsterdam in May 1945 and the jubilation of the Dutch people. Also the dark side of the end of war with traitors and the many victims of the ward.
This video is part of my blogposts that accompany my historical fiction book on Holland in WW2, The Crystal Butterfly. Available on Amazon in print, Ebook and kindle Unlimited.
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Please visit my website for more info on my WW2 books: www.hannahbyron.com
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@teedepefanio4974

We're almost in need of this, again... the world has forgotten...

@wombatwilly1002

As a Canadian i'm glad we could help free the Dutch👍What a great piece of history,thanks!

@Jamie-mt2vb

My Dad was fighting with the Allies in the Canadian Army (The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry) at this very moment in history.

@alexanderfarrell8957

My parents and grand parents lived through this. My mother was 16 at the time , and had a ride on a motorcycle with a Canadian soldier. I,m 2nd generation Dutch

@dongoldney

Young Brit’s and Canadians , my mums cousin was there in the sea Forth highlanders , made it all way to Berlin and was shot by sniper 7 days after the surrender , RIP UNCLE SANDY

@jackie311

My father was one of the British Commandos who liberated the Dutch island of Walcheren. His young batman was killed and he was injured.

@user-th5nb3ox1w

My grandfather served in the British army that liberated Belgium and the Netherlands. Our greatest generation.....

@daisysmum7336

My parents were children living in the Netherlands during the war and had very clear memories of that time and when the Canadians came to help liberate them.

@richardsimms251

Incredible piece of important history.

@sandrah5405

Thanks for posting this, it brings tears to my eyes. But I do wonder how anyone was not run over in those crowds!

@MaryHemmings

As a Canadian, I cannot believe how many of friends and neighbours are Dutch. We really hit the jackpot with so many lovely people. I even got a godmother out of the deal.

@mightymissk

My Dad was a rear gunner on a Lancaster Bomber. The day the war ended they were dropping 5000 pound parcels of food to the starving people of the Netherlands. His squadron were dropping food to the citizens of the Hague. He said that, though they flew as low as they dared, he thought about a 1000 pounds of food was ruined by the impact on the ground - but the other 4000 pounds were okay. He said you could see the people waving joyously.

@baldurvondzulthom

'if you win you need not have to explain. If you lose, you shall not be there to explain.'

@woodenseagull1899

In world history; the name German is such an offensive name . My family suffered so much in both World wars at the hands of these characterless people...

@richardsimms251

Look at how slim and trim the people are. Also, properly dressed !!

@seanlander9321

Meanwhile, Australia has virtually single-handedly liberated the Dutch colonies in Asia, and that a was completely thankless task.

@gerhard6105

My mother experienced this in Haarlem. She told me she stood at the corner of the Schoterweg en the Generaal Cronjéstraat. She is still alive. I do not know if my German grandma watched it also at that place. Ofcourse she lived in Haarlem too. She was not German anymore before the war broke out. But because of her accent, she had a diifcult time right after the war, my aunt told me. I will ask my mother this evening if her mother also watched the liberating troops that day.

@davidfaas58777

A Friend was in Amsterdam recently And I asked him if he Visited Anne Franks House He told me that he & his wife took a bike trip and went by Anne Franks Home 🇳🇱

@gordonspicer

the crowds joy is wonderful to witness. Sadly only a few of one community never returned. And those few that did were presented with unpaid utility bills & could not get their homes back easily or at all ! Its true