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Liberation of Belgium: More than ‘Cigarettes for Dad’ and ‘Chocolates for Mummy’
5 September 2019
The commemorative ceremonies marking the liberation of Belgium, 75 years ago by now, spark memories of a joyful age in which friendly tanks triumphantly rolled down the streets. The unbridled enthusiasm Belgians witnessed back then is magnified today, and re-enacted here and there. However, those re
When the Netherlands Was Suffering Through the Hunger Winter
4 September 2019
Although liberation was in sight, in the Netherlands the harsh winter of 1944-1945 became a symbol of the people’s suffering during World War II. More than twenty-thousand people died of hunger and cold. The severe wartime winter became known as the Hunger Winter.