May 2023
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On 10 May 1940, the Netherlands was attacked by Germany. After a four-day battle and the bombardment of Rotterdam, the capitulation was signed on 15 May. The short but fierce battle cost many lives and caused a lot of damage. It triggered a wave of suicides during and after the German invasion.During the first month
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Sometimes, because of my criticism of my fellow Dutchmen and women, I do forget that there were a great number of heroes too. Men and women who risked their lives to speak out against the Nazi regime and help others in need. The last few days, I have tried to get a bit of a
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Here they stand, brothers them allAll the sons, divided they’d fallHere await the birth of the sonThe seventh, the heavenly, the chosen oneOhhhh!Here the birth from an unbroken lineBorn the healer, the seventh, his timeUnknowingly blessed and as his life unfoldsSlowly unveiling the power he holdsOhhhh!Seventh son of a…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: Every self respecting Heavy Metal fan will know “Gonna get Close to you” by Queensryche. But how many know it was actually a cover version? The original was released in 1984 by Lisa Dalbello. I like to look at shadows sweating on the wallI get excited when I hear…
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Alfred Münzer was only nine months old when his family separated during the Nazi Regime occupation of the Netherlands. At one year old, he was placed into the care of a Dutch-Indonesian family for his protection. After liberation, his mother, who survived several concentration camps including Auschwitz, returned and they were reunited. This is his
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Usually, when I start a piece with a photo of a Jewish child, it is followed by the tragic story of that child’s short life and death. However, that is not the case this time. In November 1943, the occupying Nazi regime in the Netherlands raided a guest house. They found a small Jewish girl,
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: When you are old enoughTo read this wordsTheir meaning will unfoldThese words are all that’s leftAnd though we’ve never meet,My only son,I hope you knowThat I would have been thereTo watch you growBut my call was heard and I did goNow your missionLies ahead of youAs it did mine…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The Jehovah Witnesses are often forgotten as Holocaust victims. An estimated 1,000 German Jehovah’s Witnesses died or were murdered in concentration camps and prisons during the Nazi era, as did 400 Witnesses from other countries, including about 90 Austrians and 130 Dutch Jehovah Witnesses. On May 29, 1940, the…
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Originally posted on DantéBéa: Stanislaus Walery. Nude 1920s
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