My grandfather was a Canadian soldier in the Netherlands. Said it was the most beautiful country with the nicest people and loved it. My great uncle, who married a Dutch girl, said the same thing, even though his best friend was killed during the liberation.
Last time I went to Amsterdam all the people I saw were either Moroccan, taking and selling drugs , pimping or prostitutes. The Dutch must feel so happy to have been liberated by the US and become one of the US s overseas colonies. try reading and finding out about real history and stop living in the matrix.
@peterbishop1968 Sorry. But the Netherlands was liberated largely by the Canada soldiers and their negociation tactics aided in the capitulation of the Germans....you try and learn your history and stop attributing everything to America..
my parents lived through the occupation of amsterdam.. they nearly died through the honger(hunger)winter.. they were both with the resistance and they both hid Jewish ppl from the Nazis.. thank you to the Canadian troops for the liberation of holland and to all the allied forces!! we are forever in your debt!!
I also was on the dam square in front of the palace.we were watching three canadianTanks roll in and after they had made their round and went back where they had come from, the germans on the roof as well as the soldiers in the building on the corner of the Dam and Kalverstraat,opened fire on the verzet group who were walking around with gunsI escaped in the Church across the street from the Palace.
@MrDietcokeman - I have just come back from The Netherlands. I love the Dutch people. My Dad was in Niemegen, age 18. Unfortunately his job was to retrieve bodies, this affected his mental health for the rest of his life. My father-in-law died age 80 still with shrapnel in his legs. He was decorated by Queen Wilhemina and went back to Bergen op Zoom for the 50th celebration. My son is named after his brother, Peter, killed age 22 in Belgium at the very end of WWII. Makes you weep.
The liberation, was a very happy day, but both my parents who are now 75 and 73 still talk about the brutality of the German soldiers. Both of my Grandfathers spent most of the war away from there family in concentration camps. As a young boy my grandfather would instil his mistrust of the germans into me. Dad is from the Bali straat in Amsterdam, and mom is from Edam, and me Purmerend. My hat's off to all the allied troops who saved this small country from certain destruction.
@americanbulldogy I am doing a report on the Dutch Resistance. Were your parents in any part of the Dutch underground movement at all? Or do they have any first hand encounters during the German occupation? If so, it would be a lot of help. I need it soon though, my project is due this Tuesday, April 13, 2010. thanks
maybe through finding others with similar circumstances who lived in Holland during that time, you can have some semblance of her experiences as well.
April 1945 My father with the Canadian Corps of the 1st Canadian Army helped liberate !
When I visit for my 1st trip there, love to see the area
DRJVancouver 6 months ago
All hail Canada
ANoobsGamertag 9 months ago
Only one thing to say Thank you Canada
rickdddm 1 year ago
My grandfather was a Canadian soldier in the Netherlands. Said it was the most beautiful country with the nicest people and loved it. My great uncle, who married a Dutch girl, said the same thing, even though his best friend was killed during the liberation.
kewlguykeller 1 year ago
Last time I went to Amsterdam all the people I saw were either Moroccan, taking and selling drugs , pimping or prostitutes. The Dutch must feel so happy to have been liberated by the US and become one of the US s overseas colonies. try reading and finding out about real history and stop living in the matrix.
peterbishop1968 1 year ago
@peterbishop1968 Sorry. But the Netherlands was liberated largely by the Canada soldiers and their negociation tactics aided in the capitulation of the Germans....you try and learn your history and stop attributing everything to America..
innu27 1 year ago 2
my parents lived through the occupation of amsterdam.. they nearly died through the honger(hunger)winter.. they were both with the resistance and they both hid Jewish ppl from the Nazis.. thank you to the Canadian troops for the liberation of holland and to all the allied forces!! we are forever in your debt!!
piperfawn 1 year ago
my great cousin died liberating holland while trying to save civilians,i teared up watching this
god save the queen
lokaiz 1 year ago
@lokaiz your great cousin is not forgotten:)
piperfawn 1 year ago
I also was on the dam square in front of the palace.we were watching three canadianTanks roll in and after they had made their round and went back where they had come from, the germans on the roof as well as the soldiers in the building on the corner of the Dam and Kalverstraat,opened fire on the verzet group who were walking around with gunsI escaped in the Church across the street from the Palace.
whdelorme 1 year ago
@MrDietcokeman - I have just come back from The Netherlands. I love the Dutch people. My Dad was in Niemegen, age 18. Unfortunately his job was to retrieve bodies, this affected his mental health for the rest of his life. My father-in-law died age 80 still with shrapnel in his legs. He was decorated by Queen Wilhemina and went back to Bergen op Zoom for the 50th celebration. My son is named after his brother, Peter, killed age 22 in Belgium at the very end of WWII. Makes you weep.
rocktenniscat 1 year ago
God bless the Allied forces for saving our lives and our freedom.
We will forever be grateful and in your debt.
verystoned 1 year ago 4
The liberation, was a very happy day, but both my parents who are now 75 and 73 still talk about the brutality of the German soldiers. Both of my Grandfathers spent most of the war away from there family in concentration camps. As a young boy my grandfather would instil his mistrust of the germans into me. Dad is from the Bali straat in Amsterdam, and mom is from Edam, and me Purmerend. My hat's off to all the allied troops who saved this small country from certain destruction.
americanbulldogy 1 year ago 15
@americanbulldogy I am doing a report on the Dutch Resistance. Were your parents in any part of the Dutch underground movement at all? Or do they have any first hand encounters during the German occupation? If so, it would be a lot of help. I need it soon though, my project is due this Tuesday, April 13, 2010. thanks
juicychica1 1 year ago
@americanbulldogy
small country with big hearts!
warilban 1 year ago
maybe through finding others with similar circumstances who lived in Holland during that time, you can have some semblance of her experiences as well.
xman4un 2 years ago
How long thereafter did she remain in the Netherlands? Even after the war, there was rampant starvation for quite some time.
xman4un 2 years ago
WOW
lunigal 2 years ago