Victory
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In memories deep, history’s echo rings,A day of triumph, where freedom sings.Amidst the ravages of war’s cruel play,VE Day dawns, a light in the fray. From London’s streets to fields afar,Courageous souls bore the scars.Their sacrifice, a beacon bright,Guiding nations through the darkest night. In cities shattered, lives intertwined,Hope persisted, a flame defined.Flags unfurled, hearts
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76 years ago you embarked on something that had never been done before. 156,000 of you were dropped on the beaches in Normandy. 156,000 just imagine that. It is the equivalent of a medium sized city, like Alexandria in Virginia USA. Not all 156,000 made it, thousands died even before they reached the beaches.
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The Battle for The Hague took place on 10 May 1940 as part of the Battle of the Netherlands between the Royal Netherlands Army and Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger (paratroops). German paratroopers dropped in and around The Hague in order to capture Dutch airfields and the city. After taking the city, the plan was to force the
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On 4 May 1945 at Lüneburg Heath, east of Hamburg, Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery accepted the unconditional surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands. On 08:00 AM on the 5th of May 1945 the Netherlands is officially liberated, although the Southern provinces had already been liberated by September 1944. Below are photographs
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