Black Liberators: African-American Soldiers in the Netherlands
A travelling exhibition pays tribute to the forgotten black soldiers who helped to liberate the Netherlands during the Second World War.
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6 ResultsLiberation of Belgium: More than ‘Cigarettes for Dad’ and ‘Chocolates for Mummy’
At the beginning of September 1944, 75 years ago, the first allied forces entered Belgium to liberate the country from the German occupier.
Simon Gronowski's Great Escape from the 20th Nazi Convoy
92-year-old Holocaust survivor Simon Gronowski talks about his spectacular escape from a deportation train to Auschwitz, why he befriended the son of Flemish Nazi supporters, and reminds us why we should remain vigilant against political ex...
The Battle of Arnhem: An Unfortunate Bridge Too Far
The Battle of Arnhem famously ended in failure for the Allied forces. On the contrary, for the German troops, the clash meant a final major military victory.
The Man Who Dresses George Clooney
Fleming Peter De Brabander provides the logistics for movies about the Second World War.
When the Netherlands Was Suffering Through the Hunger Winter
In the Netherlands the harsh winter of 1944-1945 became a symbol of the people’s suffering during World War II.
