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Leopold III as commander-in-chief

The view on Leopold III through French glasses After the capitulation on May 28, 1940, France prime minister Reynaud reacted very ...

By Bram Dermout | 1 January, 1970

Politics and society - Belgium

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Hitler during the German invasion of Western Europe

In the afternoon of May 9th, 1940, Hitler’s Sonderzug [special train] left the railway station Finkenkrug in Berlin. Almost none ...

By Fred Bolle | 1 January, 1970

Politics and society - Nazi Germany

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Hidden Village of Vierhouten

The Hidden Village was founded at the beginning of 1943 on the Pas-op-weg (road) at Vierhouten on the North-Veluwe area ...

By Cor Korpel | 1 January, 1970

Resistance - Netherlands

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Obersalzberg: resort or Alpine fortress

When on 25 April,1945 more than 300 airplanes bombed the Obersalzberg in German Bavaria, the idyllic country resort of Adolf ...

By Peter ter Haar | 1 January, 1970

Politics and society - Nazi Germany

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Hitler Youth

"You, my youth, are the most valuable guarantee for the future of our nation and you are predestined to become ...

By Arnold Palthe | 1 January, 1970

Organisations (Society) - Youth organizations Third Reich

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Estate The Oxerhof in Deventer

Previous history During the Second World War, estate ‘De Oxerhof’ in Deventer served as a residential building, spy education center and ...

By Maurice Utermark | 1 January, 1970

Collaboration - Netherlands

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Tannenberg Memorial

Part of a nation’s identity exists of a shared history. How people regard this subject varies per generation. Monuments express ...

By Mariska Buurlage | 1 January, 1970

Politics and society - Nazi Germany

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Partisans of Baarlo

Nowadays, a discussion is going on whether or not the Dutch attitude towards their German occupiers during the Second World ...

By Nadia Guntlisbergen | 1 January, 1970

Resistance - Belgium

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Czech resistance and the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich

Starting at dawn on June 10, 1942, shots rang out over the emptied village of Lidice, Czechoslovakia as groups of ...

By Robert Mueller | 1 January, 1970

Resistance - Other countries

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Raid on the Population Registry of Amsterdam

Introduction The population register and identity cards were an important means of control for the German occupier. Gradually, opposition to this ...

By Cor Korpel | 1 January, 1970

Resistance - Netherlands

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Last month of war in the Netherlands

"‘If only I were dead’, I wished. Why? I’m tired of struggling to stay alive. I’m afraid to think about ...

By Barbara Keus | 1 January, 1970

Politics and society - Netherlands

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Last month of the war in the Netherlands

"Was ik maar dood', wenste ik daarnet. Waarom? Ik ben zat van dat ploeteren om in leven te blijven. ...

By Arnold Palthe | 1 January, 1970

Politics and society - Netherlands

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Second Caïro Conference

Small State Diplomacy and Great Power Politics The Second Cairo Conference,[note]Edward Weisband, Turkish Foreign Policy, 1943-1945: Small State Diplomacy and Great ...

By M. Murat Can | 1 January, 1970

Politics and society - Conferences