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Dutch churches objected to the proposed mass expulsion, because in their eyes the German population could not be found guilty of the crimes of the Nazis during World War II. Prime Minister Wim Schermerhorn was also not in favor of annexing German territory, but Queen Wilhelmina , an energetic supporter of the annexation plan, strongly urged him ...
The Reichskommissariat Niederlande was the civilian occupation regime set up by Germany in the German-occupied Netherlands during World War II.Its full title was the Reich Commissariat for the Occupied Dutch Territories (German: Reichskommissariat für die besetzten niederländischen Gebiete).
German march into Austria (annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany as Ostmark on 12 March 1938) Operation Otto (cancelled planned invasion of Austria, never carried out due to pacifical Anschluss) German Occupation of Czechoslovakia (German annexation of the Sudetenland and establishment of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in 1938, and ...
Lucas Grabeel (born 1984), American actor, distant Dutch ancestry, best known for his role as Ryan Evans in High School Musical; Betty Grable (1916–1973), actress, singer, dancer and pin-up girl whose sensational bathing-suit photo became the number one pinup of the World War II era [10] Bella Hadid (born 1996), model; Gigi Hadid (born 1995 ...
Many Dutch and Indonesians then emigrated or returned to the Netherlands. World War II left many lasting effects on Dutch society. On 4 May, the Dutch commemorate those who died during the war, and all wars since. Among the living, there are many who still bear the emotional scars of the war from both the first and the second generation.
Pages in category "Dutch people of World War II" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Dutch were confronted with a new phenomenon, Native American raids, since the local tribes had now realized that the Dutch were not simply visitors but people set to settle their land. [ 13 ] The Dutch realized that they had gone with the wrong approach as they offered great privileges to wealthy, not poor, citizens.
Refugees moving westwards in 1945. During the later stages of World War II and the post-war period, Germans and Volksdeutsche fled and were expelled from various Eastern and Central European countries, including Czechoslovakia, and from the former German provinces of Lower and Upper Silesia, East Prussia, and the eastern parts of Brandenburg and Pomerania (Hinterpommern), which were annexed by ...