Fierce battles over the Netherlands with German aircraft were the result, while the notorious FLAK (the German anti-aircraft gun) also took its toll. Through intensive air bombardments the Allies tried to paralyze the German war industry and break the morale of the population. The inhabitants of the occupied Netherlands witnessed the overflight of huge air fleets on their way to Germany. As the war drew on, the Allied industries began to produce increasing numbers of aircraft. It is one of the world’s best known books, and has been the basis for several plays and films.Īn important part of the hostilities during WWII took place in the air. The Diary of Anne Frank, a Jewish teenager, documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944, during the German occupation of the Netherlands. The Jewish population suffered especially: three quarters of the Dutch Jews did not survive the war. The Allied bombings of German targets in the Netherlands also resulted in the substantial loss of Dutch lives, for instance in The Hague and Nijmegen. Later, during the German occupation, thousands of civilians died as a result of the Nazi rule and air raids. At that time, the city center of Rotterdam was virtually leveled with nearly 900 killed and 85,000 made homeless. The Netherlands was occupied in May 1940 after five days of sometimes heavy fighting. contributions to the liberation of the Netherlands. In 1944 & 1945, the Netherlands was liberated by Canadian, British, Polish, Dutch, and American troops.

The Liberation of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 20 September 1944.

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