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Invasion of Holland, War photos, Part 2

Day 1,440, 18:18 • Published in Netherlands

• by Brodant

Germans in Rotterdam

German troops in Rotterdam

Germans arrive in Rijsoord

German transport near Rotterdam

Germans in Rijsoord

German unit in battle formation

HMS Statendam on fire

Demolition of road blockades at Dutch border

General Winkelman - Commander-in-Chief of the Dutch armed forces in Holland

Lieutenant-General Baron J.J.G. van Voorst tot Voorst - Commander Field Army

SS Gruppenführer Paul Hausser

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J.Canuck Day 1,442, 08:14

Awesome articles - I'm a Canadian with Dutch grandparents and parents - the old folks never like to talk much about the war but it was formative if tragic time for the post-war Dutch both for those who stayed in Holland for the many who moved abroad.

joostberens Day 1,442, 09:33

thanks for this pictorial insight

Brodant Day 1,442, 16:46

Yes i have Dutch Grandparents, its sad for them to talk about, so i hardly ever ask. One on my Grandparents uncle got shot by Germans 2 days before the war ended.

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