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May 6, 2024 · During Liberation Day, the Netherlands holds parades and concerts and also has military memorabilia. People celebrating Liberation Day in Amsterdam on the Amstel River! Image: Depositphotos. Liberation Day in the Netherlands is a public holiday only once every five years (the next being in 2025).
- Dutch people waving at allied planes during liberation of the Netherlands (1945)
- Allied forces air dropping supplies due to the dire food situation in the Netherlands (April 29th, 1945)
- Liberation of Harderwijk by Canadian troops (April 18th, 1945)
- A girl from Roermond is free to return home with her doll after the liberation (March, 1945)
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Aug 3, 2023 · Lea Shamaa. Updated: August 3, 2023. Each year, on May 5, the Dutch celebrate the day their country was liberated from Nazi occupation during WWII. This is known as Bevrijdingsdag ( L iberation Day) — a national holiday here in the Netherlands. Throughout 1944 and 1945, several Nazi-occupied Dutch cities were liberated by the Allies.
Music festival on Liberation Day 2008 in Zwolle. Liberation Day (Dutch: Bevrijdingsdag) is a public holiday in the Netherlands to mark the end of the Nazi occupation of the country during the Second World War. It follows the Remembrance of the Dead (Dodenherdenking) on 4 May.
May 1, 2024 · Culture History. Liberation Day in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague! (Rare video footage inside) Katrien Nivera 🇵🇭. Updated: May 4, 2023. The Netherlands celebrates Liberation Day every year on May 5, marking the liberation of the country from Nazi occupation during WWII.
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May 5, 2024 · May 5, 2024. The freedom flame is lit in Wageningen. Photo: Vincent Jannink ANP. Two veterans of World War II lit the national Liberation flame at midnight in Wageningen on Saturday, kicking off a day of celebration nationwide.
