Etiket: WWII
National Liberation Fire lit by female WWII veteran (96)
Shortly after midnight, 96-year-old British former soldier Marie Scott lit the National Liberation Fire in Wageningen. She did this together with mayor Floor Vermeulen. About 1700 relay runners from 87…
Crashed Czech kites WWII remembered: “Flames become birds of freedom”
In Nieuwe Niedorp, the monument to six Czech airmen from the Second World War has been unveiled. The crew of the bomber was shot down over Niedorp by the Germans…
National Liberation Fire lit by female WWII veteran (96)
Shortly after midnight, 96-year-old British former soldier Marie Scott lit the National Liberation Fire in Wageningen. She did this together with mayor Floor Vermeulen. About 1700 relay runners from 87…
135 municipalities are investigating robbery in Jewish real estate WWII
More than half of the municipalities where Jewish property was expropriated and resold during the Second World War have investigated their own role in the looting trade or are still…
135 municipalities investigate robbery in Jewish real estate WWII | inland
More than half of the municipalities where Jewish property was expropriated and resold during the Second World War have investigated their own role in the looting trade or are still…
No blanks when replaying WWII battle Hoogeveen due to nitrogen and nature rules
It was hard today for three re-enactment groups who depicted an attack in the Second World War in the Spaarbankbos in Hoogeveen. They were not allowed to use blanks because…
New DNA technique gives WWII victim back his name
An unknown dead person from World War II finally has his name back after 79 years thanks to new DNA technology. The victim, whose name has not been disclosed at…
‘No Jewish properties bought in WWII’: research into the role of North Holland municipalities
Municipalities in the north of North Holland have not been guilty of purchasing expropriated buildings from Jews during the Second World War. Radboud University in Nijmegen draws this conclusion after…
Two planes collide and crash at a WWII air show in Texas
Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have launched investigations to clarify the causes of the events. Two planes have collided in mid-flight this Saturday in a…
Remarkable WWII army helmets found
During work at the Statumseind in the center of Eindhoven, two army helmets were found: a German and a British army helmet, from the Second World War. The helmets were…