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THANK YOU DEAR CANADIAN SOLDIERS . Greetings from the Netherlands .
ook thanks zeggen tegen the U S army de Britten de Polen die Nederland hebben bevrijd in 1944 en de Canadezen , ook thanks zeggen tegen de Noorsen en Belgische commando s die Walcheren hebben bevijd in de 2de W Oorlog ook thanks zeggen tegen de Belgische brigaden Piron die in september 1944 Wessem Ophoven Thorn hebben bevrijd ;
@@robertneven7563 Hey Robert . Dit filmpje ging over de Canadezen , Maar je hebt zeker gelijk .
@@pannemanbroeker8018 Hello weet ik wel , MAAR in Nederland wordt niet vermeld of bijna nauwelijks dat er ongeveer 40 Belgen zijn gesneuveld op Nederlands grond gebied bij de bevrijding van Nederland in de 2dee W Oorlog
@@robertneven7563 Much love from Nova Scotia
I was in the Netherlands in the 80's and had my Canadian flag on my backpack, and it is such a beautiful place and warm people. I also visited the Anne Frank museum, and was surprised by just how small of a space these poor people had to hide in.....I read the book as a child and was absolutely horrified by what happened during the Holocaust - still am. Wish the human race could learn better from History. Thanks for showing this Aussie Tash!
Oh man, I'm struggling to keep it together here... 😭
As a Dutchman who's grandfather served in the Dutch resistance during WWII and grew up in a small village with a small cemetery on the outskirts, where several Canadian soldiers lie, that were recovered from a bomber that crashed nearby, this hits harder than I thought it would...
In the Netherlands we get taught in school about WWII. How it all started, how it was during the war and how it ended... Movies, tv-series and documentaries are made and shown on TV in early may.
On may 4th we remember those who've fallen in WWII and every war, conflict and peace-mission since. The next day, on may 5th, we celebrate Liberation Day. And children learn about how bad things were in our little country and how the Canadians came to our side of the Atlantic Ocean to free us from tyranny!!
So you bet your furry buttocks we'll never, ever forget that!! We'll make sure of that! 🥲
Thank you Canada, for all you've done in the world, to try and make it a better place to live in! 🇨🇦🇳🇱
We will not forget... ever!!!
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Amen brother.( Hope it doesn't bother you that I call you that...if i does i apologise.).Without "our" Canadians, who saved my parents, 4 and 5 years at the begining of this war, i wouldn't have 3 sons. I am also glad this is thougt to our children and to theirs and so on and on!
@@anaguq4651 No problem at all, my brother (or sister? Couldn't quite get that from your username or your comment... 🤔🤷♂️)!! We're in this world together, aren't we? So in a sense, we're *all* brothers and sisters, right?! 😉👍
Not shown on this video was what the Dutch do on Christmas Eve. School children light candles and place them at Canadian soldier graves and stand watch over them. It's a beautiful yearly ceremony.
will check it out :)
We honour our dead
And they are our dead even if they are Canadian American Russian
@@siemwachtmeester4626 Wow... As a Canadian, it REALLY hit me when I read your comment. Thank you for what your people continue to do for us to this day! 🇨🇦❤️🇳🇱
As a dutchie I can confirm this ... In my village we have 6 graves of English bomber crew two schools "adopted" these graves and take care of them its a real honer to be picked by the teacher to go and clean the stone every week and take care of the flowers...my son takes care of the same grave now I took care off when I went to school there.. We will never forget.. We make sure of that..
A a Canadian I never knew that. My Grandfather served in ww2 he would have really liked that and that is very special
I am Dutch and was born in 1958. Some 30 years ago, when I lived in the town of Utrecht, it was May 5. That's the official Liberation Day, here in the Netherlands. I saw an older gentleman explaining things to, I assume his children and grandchildren. Than I saw he wore the barret of the 'Polar Bear's brigade. That the Canadian brigade that liberated Utrecht. I walked up to him and asked, are you a Polar Bear sir? He said that he was. So I invited him and the people he was with to a coffee on a patio of a cafe, to thank him for his actions all these years ago. We had a very long talk. I had a book on the Liberation of Utrecht with a lot of pictures in it as well. Since I lived nearby, I told him that I wanted to give him something. Went home, took the book, wrote my admiration and thanks on the first page. He was very touched. But then, when he was going through this book, tears came into his eyes. There was a picture of him in it, together with his best friend in the army! The friend fell in battle, just a few days after the picture was taken. It was so moving! We exchanged adresses and from that day on, we wrote to each other. He passed away, there years later. But I still write to his family to this day, when they have there holidays or for Christmas. I will always be greatfull to the people and armed forces of Canada! Maybe a long story for here, but I simply have to tell it. Long live Canada!!
Part of ensuring what Canada did is never forgotten is meticulously maintaining the gravesites of Canadian soldiers buried in Holland. This is commonly done by older children to ensure they understand and can keep the memory alive.
Respect
As a Canadian, I've heard of this practice! Brings tears to my eyes every time!
@@TheDylls We alsoo have large gravesites for Americans that are alsoo maintained up to good standards. Greetings from The Netherlands.
@@corneliusantonius3108 I'd only ever heard of the American graves before. It was cool to learn "for a fact" that the same was done with Canadian graves!
They still send us thousands of tulip bulbs every year as a “Thank You”, and Ottawa has a Tulip festival every Spring.
That's because the Dutch queen was pregnant during the war and Ottawa gave her a safe haven to give birth to a daughter (I think) and every year the Dutch send tulips but not just a bouquet but thousands ansd thousands and thousands of bulbs. The tulips are EVERYWHERE.
I've been to the Ottawa Tulip Festival in May it's beautiful fantastic turn out .
There's a good video online about the history of the Ottawa Tulip Festival and how it came to be.
@@fedodosto3162 Yes, Princess Margriet was born in Ottawa.
@@darcymartin7608 The CITY of Ottawa... But the COUNTRY of The Netherlands! 😅
I have a great grandfather who rode into Appledorn on a tank during the liberation.
30 some odd years later, a man from Appledorn moved into the tiny town of Wells, BC. This is the same town my family lived in that time.
So, decades after the war, my great grandfather was reunited with a man who watched him ride in on that tank, all those years ago, when he was just a small boy.
that is an incredible story :)
I live close by to Apeldoorn. Only 20 minutes from here.
Thanks Tash! One thing that not alot of people know is that as a Canadian, I can go to The Netherlands to live and work visa free and without any restrictions. That is one thing they provide to us as a result of our country giving them liberation.
I did not know that Karen. I wish I had known that 20 years ago. Thank you for enlightening me.
is this still in effect?, that is amazing
You're kidding me! I'm a Canadian and I had no idea! Can any Dutch potentially confirm?
I believe you can enter and stay for a maximum of 90 days.
That's news to me!
Canadian guy here:
There's ALWAYS room for a couple of spare hot meals and at least an air mattress in the spare room with MY family for Dutch people travelling in our area!
I've seen how you treat our veterans and citizens... I OWE YOU! ❤
Nope, we owe you!
@@nilisstaal1984 I'll fight you! (And you don't want THAT! 😂❤️)
@TheDylls *throws raw herring in your face🤣
@@nilisstaal1984 As a person who is known amongst my friends and family as someone who ABSOLUTELY DETESTS any seafood, you've immediately found my weakness! Damn you!
@@nilisstaal1984 At least it wasn't pickled and canned herring! (I can't remember if that's "you guys" or not lol)
My uncle John Ross was one of those soldiers out of Hamilton, Ontario. He was blinded in one eye but came home and lived to be 88 years old. He would never talk about the war. I have his medals. Very proud of him. Thank you for this.
My father was there, too, and other than saying how wonderful the Dutch people were, he, also, didn't say much about the war. He was in the second wave at Juno.
@@TeamonDthank both of your relatives for me. We really appreciate you❤
Many thanks for your uncle, may this great HERO, Rest In Peace…….greeting from the Netherlands
@@jdj8168 Thank you for your sentiments. My uncle lost his dad in WW1 (was in British army out of Scotland) so was a scary thing for him, my mother and grandmother as he went off to WW2 from Canada. My high school in Hamilton, Ontario has a memorial wall for all of our students killed in the war. There are about 75 we've found so far and we're still researching records for more.
He is a man of great honor ❤
Living here in Adelaide, I was having a casual conversation in a shop and the person asked me if I was American because of my "Western" accent. I said no, I'm Canadian. Well his disposition changed completely and he said you freed us. I asked, what do you mean? He said I'm Dutch and the Canadians freed us. He asked if he could shake my hand and give me a hug and kiss. I was so so surprised at how much his personality changed from thinking I was American to realizing I was Canadian. I am truly proud that my country made such an impact on a group of people but I must say I never expected the random appreciation I received from a complete stranger thousands of KM from my home country!
This is awesome!
The difference is so many Americans hardly know what happened but constantly yell that 'because of them' we live in freedom and 'if not for us you'd be speaking German'. They boast but when you ask where they have been (of course it's always a grandfather or great grandfather and they hardly know, they just heard 'Europe' ) they have no idea. But I've never heard Canadians yell they liberated us eventhough THEY were the ones who did. Where I live we have the Canadians bridge and many other names that shows our appreciation.
Hahaha! As a Dutchman myself who grew up with many stories of that time from my Gramps and others I was able to meet, I can say that many Dutchman felt and still do feel that way, most of the youngsters now might not react as big as that anymore, but if you mean some of the old folks who lived in that time or folks around your parents age who grew up seeing they restoration of the nation and hearing the stories, they wont care, for you being Canadian is enough to react like that.
Hi, I got the same response when in Europe....I love being Canadian!
The Dutch still send thousands of tulip bulbs every year to thank Canada!
Every year, on the 4th of may, we remember those who died to free us.
Every year, on the 5th of may, we celebrate our freedom.
My parents weren't even born in ww2, but we all grew up with the idea to never forget.
Sending all the love from The Netherlands ❤
Hi Tash. This video brings back a lot of memories. My father was one of the Canadians that liberated Holland. All the soldiers were billeted with Dutch families so they were able to help them on a one to one basis. When my father returned to Canada in 1946 he kept in touch with the family and my parents sent packages to help them long after the end of the war. He said that the Dutch people were amazing and he was glad to be able to help.
I'm a Canadian that gets to raise MY young daughter in a free and happy place, and your father did that for me...
How can you adequately thank anyone for something like THAT?!
@@TheDylls - Well said! We cannot let such a travesty repeat itself...EVER.
Hey Janice Croft . Many thanks to your father for our freedom . Greetings from the Netherlands .
A great man
No other words
As a 63 year old Canadian, I was not part of the horror that Netherlands went through. Our relationship between us is very unique, and most countries cannot understand............... I wish we had done more, very time I see what Netherlands went through? I cry.......... I am truly humbled by their thanks. Remember Netherlands. we ALWAYS got your back.......... PERIOD
The Canadians did so much for us. So many gave their lives for us, but not only that. Canadians brought us food, stability and hope. you guys even stayed after the war to help us back up. we are forever grateful. much love❤
Every year, the Netherlands gives tulip bulbs to decorate our capital. Just a small favour that continuously shows their thanks.
We know our friends
And appreciate them
@@siemwachtmeester4626 brengen jully ook tulpaen naar de Noorsen families die daar een gesneuvelde miltr, hebben in Nederland?????????????,,, brengen jully ook tulpen naar de families v d 50 Belgische miltr, die daar zijn gesneuveld tijdens de 2de W Oorlog , ??????????????? ik denk het niet,
If you go to the street names Beatonstraadt that was my Fathers cousin. I heard an Uncle talk about the hunger winter. They, the Canadian Army, were always hungry always cold. They had gone to their officers and ask to go on half rations so the locals could eat. "we knew we would get food tomorrow they didn't." They would see an old person or kids shivering and they would give away a blanket. They never thought it was a big deal. But the Dutch did. Check out the Ottawa Tulip Festival.
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Now THAT... that is a crazy cool story! As a Canadian, I'd never heard anything about that aspect SPECIFICALLY: requesting half rations and such...
You know how you KNOW someone is a true hero, regardless of their ACTIONS?! What they did seemed like "not really a big deal" at the time ❤❤
My mother and her sister and my grandparents were in the hunger winter and ate tulip bulbs.
I'm so glad that, 70 years later, those veterans had an opportunity to return to Appldorn and, and to receive the hero's welcome they so richly deserve. Much respect to them all, and to the Dutch people who continue to show them respect.
No, it's not 70 years later, (old video may 2015) 😁We Welcome 'our' liberators évery year on May 5, to celebrate our liberation day! Unfortunately, every year, there were less liberators left!
@@anaguq4651 Thank you for your comment. I apologize for my poor choice of words. Yes, this video was made by a Canadian news feature in 2015, especially for the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. These particular veterans were brought there specifically for this commemoration, and I meant that I am glad this was paid for them. After all, many might not have been financially able to visit. It's remarkable that so many are still alive and, frankly, well enough to make the journey in their advanced years! I did not know that veterans are welcomed and honoured each year on May 5th; what a beautiful gesture! Again, thank you for the information.
(Edited to correct spelling/grammar errors.)
We will keep celebrate the Canadians even over a 100 years
We Dutch wont forget our friends
I went to Holland on vacation with my family when I was in my 20s and when they found out we were Canadian, they treated us like we were kings hugging us. It was quite a wonderful❤
I hope to travel there with my wife and my (currently 2.5yr old) daughter in a couple of years!
@@TheDylls You are welcome!
@@TheDylls than when you do go to the area mentioned in the video, there rather friendly over there and as you saw from the street signs all around you could show your kids a piece of history since some of those signs are as old as just after the war and restoration efforts were being made.
Apeldoorn is my hometown. I've never missed a chance to meet the veterans and thank them for what they did. My grandfather had great stories about them and their kindness. We're sincerely grateful for the help of the Canadians. How great to see that video 1995, I know I was there as a child with my grandpa! It was absolutely devastating to see the parade slim down year by year as the elderly could no longer travel or were no longer with us, and that hit me hard. It definitely enforced my feelings about our liberation though.
My grandfather is no longer with us, sadly. He hesitated to share stories about the war. I don't have very many but I knew their home was lost and he was often hiding at the farms nearby. When the nazi's would come he'd hide in the hay until they left, sometimes this could take an entire day.
We have the memorial of 'the man with the two hats'. There's one in Apeldoorn, literally a few blocks from my parents' home, and there's one in Canada.
My Grandfather was there. He told us how horrible it was and how wonderful the Dutch treated us, were so grateful they were to have Canadians to help. Ummm the number of children born to Dutch and ummmm Canadian soldiers. There's a chance I have kin there.😊
My grandfather was also there, but he was a 14 year old Dutch boy. He threw stones at the Canadians that were flirting with his older sisters XD. I guess he forgave them cause he moved to Canada 6 years later!
I laugh!! My Dad was there. I, too, have that thought!
Ottawa has a tulip festival. Every spring the relationship between the two countries is celebrated in Canada with tulips. The Netherlands have sent millions of tulip bulbs to say thanks. They still send about 20,000 every year. Tulips for Margriet. Seems like a fair trade.
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@@aussietashreacts Can hardly wait.
When I visited, as a Canadian, the treatment I received from the Dutch was unbelievable.
I take some solace in the fact that my Uncle got to experience the joy of the villages he helped to free before he was killed.
3 years before this uncle died, I lost my other Uncle (RCAF/RAF) fighting U-boats and German ships off the coast of Holland.
Sorry for your loss
Thank You.@@siemwachtmeester4626I take solace in that his (and his compatriots) deaths freed, and brought happiness to many.
I never get tired of this video and an so proud of our soldiers!!! My dad served and had nightmares for decades after!
there is a special place in Canadians hearts too for the Netherlands.
I'm from near an area of Ontario called the Holland Marsh. I had quite a few friends from Dutch families, I had Dutch teachers, half the farms and businesses had Dutch names. My Canada is at least part Dutch.
Added: The Holland Marsh isn't a marsh anymore. The Dutch settlers built dikes (of course), drained it, and now it's an area of black soil that grows one third of Canada's vegetables.
make me cry all the time to see this. Canada wow amazing heart
Canada took in the children and other members of the Dutch Royal family during the war. Princess Margreit was born here in Ottawa at the Civic Hospital. Holland now sends thousands of Tulip bulbs to Ottawa every year as a gesture of gratitude. They even bred a special red and white tulip for Canada around 2017. We put on a city wide multi-site Tulip festival every spring when over 300,000 tulips bloom.
Video coming on that very soon
They/you even made the hospital Dutch ground for the birth, so she was born in the "Netherlands".
Tash, thanks so much for this one. It really hits close to home for me. I'm toning down my island "dialect" for this one out of respect for the content and my father. And yes, I'm bawling too. Canada sheltered some of the Dutch royal family in Ottawa during WWII. They stayed at Stornoway, currently the residence of the official opposition leader. Princess Juliana was pregnant at the time, and when Princess Margriet was born at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, the maternity ward was temporarily declared extraterritorial under the practice of "jus soli" so as not to break the line of succession for the Royal House. Margriet was named after the marguerite, a flower which was worn during the war to symbolize resistance to the Nazis.
The people of the Netherlands never forgot and never will. I was there in October making sure my Canada pin was prominent and received many shouts of "We love Canada" on the streets. Fortunately my own dad was in the RCAF so he never saw those horrors first hand. My other comment illustrates both the horror and the gratitude of those awful event.
@@susieq9801 Hey Susie! Unfortunately I've never been to the Netherlands but I grew up with a best friend who was Dutch. His family treated me like I was one of their own kids and I loved all of them, especially his grootmoeder.
going to start reacting to the Netherlands on the other channel so stay tuned
Dutch Royal Family: **freaking out about newest member of lineage being born on foreign soil, maybe nervous to ask to make a portion of a foreign country DUTCH sovereign soil for a time**
Canadians: "If you need to borrow a piece of our country for awhile, just say so, eh?"
Morning Tash omg I know the stories but to see the footage and to hear the veterans speak I’m crying like a baby lol. Very emotional powerful video. Tfs have a great day🤘
My great grandparents on my father’s side were Dutch who lived in Holland with my grandmother and her siblings during the war; I was too young ask about any personal stories before they passed. My grandfather on my mother’s side was a British born Canadian soldier who fought in both wars at that time. Non of his letters or records I recall reading mentioned any missions in Holland, but I love the fact that it was Canadians were part of liberating them and my Dutch relatives would move to Canada shortly thereafter my parents would be born in the 60s and have me 20 odd years later. The chain reaction of event; you never realize how much of an impact this had on so many families.
agreed
My uncle Gordon Ellis Cook was part of the liberation of The Netherlands and though he would never talk about it we all were very proud of his service
Thanks Tash. To put an emphasis on this, just because I’m a proud vet. Look up 7 Nation Army can’t stop Canadians.
Hi Tash ~ Your tears and heart means much to me, as my grandfather was one of those soldiers in WWll…and was standing next to his best friend, when he he was shot 7 times in the head. No one can ever truly know the torment they suffered! Yet, my grandfather used music and food to cheer up “the boys” - his fellow soldiers - and those from other countries - who had been oppressed by the German army. I have countless joyful memories of him singing and playing his accordion and harmonica for me…but only a few videos…all of which I remember fondly!
I know you just had Anzac Day, so this is fresh and memorable for you as well. I appreciate those like yourself, who remember my grandfather and uncles who served during WWII and beyond!
On a more JOYFUL note, I hope you are enjoying your cooler days this weekend.
Cheers my friend!🇨🇦😌🇦🇺
ANZAC Day is the most sacred day in Australia, the Dawn Service is so special and here is a fact, Flanders Field Poem Is Read Out At Every Dawn Service In Australia.
@@aussietashreacts Hi Tash ~ Are you serious…”Flanders Field” is read out in Australia? We have more in common than we realize..I’m sure there’s much more we share. Thanks for letting me know…I appreciate it…Very COOL!!!🇨🇦😌🇦🇺
Hi Tash: I cry every time that I watch this video. My uncle made it back home to Canada, thank goodness. He was a prisoner of war at 18. He never really spoke about his experience to us. He was a member of the Black Watch and a young piper from the Black Watch came to his funeral and played the bagpipes. It was very emotional.
Thank you Tash. I've seen this video a dozen times and still get touched by it every time. The Canadians played a big role in the freedom we have today in the Netherlands, together with the other allies. Coming from the south of the Netherlands I want to mention the Polish liberators as well, as they are often forgotten in our history and celebration of our country but have played a major role as well.
** ^^^it's NucksGirl** Hey @Tash...my Grandpa was one of those soldiers. My grandparents formed life long friendships in the Netherlands, going back every few years. Families would come & stay with us at our cabin on the lake - it was an enduring love affair indeed. My Grandpa was proudest of being a part of giving Dutch people back their homes.
Just saying this as a Canadian here..... we were & ARE still very grateful that we had the chance to do what we did, and we would do it all again without hesitation.
We'll always continue to fight whenever called upon to do so..... Canadians will never stop fighting for the good of others.🇨🇦❤️🇳🇱
T.Y. for this Vid !! I was Stationed in Germany for 3 Yrs. as part of a N.A.T.O. Medical Team, before being Deployed to Afghanistan.. Some Canadian Mil. Friends of Mine, decided to Camp across Europe & knowing I had 2 weeks Leave, Invited me along.. I, agreed, & we left in their Vehicle,, the Vehicle had Canadian Army License Plates.. We never gave it a thought .. Until We got to Holland & got Lost in a Turn about in Rotterdam, got off the wrong way to get to Our Campsite. .We pulled Over & were looking at a Map, when all of SUDDEN, AN OLD man, PROBABLY IN HIS 7O's on a Bike Knocked on our window, he said Canadian ARMY, WE SAID YES.. He couldn't speak much English, none of us spoke Dutch, I spoke some German, thru it all, he Told us to Stay right where we were, that he would get his Grandson, who spoke English to come & direct us to where we were going.. Then he took off on his Bike & 15 mins. later his Young Teenage Grandson came back with him. . HE Spoke perfect English & ASKED WHERE WE WANTED TO GO, WE SHOWED HIM OUR MAP & THE CAMPSITE.. He, said he would Guide us there on His Bike.. Long Story short here, He did, a 10 km bike ride leading us thru Traffic.. Refused to ride with us in our vehicle, was proud to Bike us there.. Unbeknownst to Us, his Family had phoned ahead to the Campground & We had the Most Welcome, Welcome from Everyone there !! WE WERE EMBARRASSED AS WE DID NOT DESERVE THAT WELCOME, WE HAD NOT FOUGHT IN THE WAR THAT HAD LIBERATED THEM, But, They did not care, they said, You are Canadian Army, Your People Liberated Us.. , the word went around, & there was food galore & much Beer coming our Way, !! Singing & Dancing, gifts.. It was a Memory & A WELCOME Memory NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN !! As They,, The Dutch had not forgotten the Canadians all those years ago & in kind assisted 4 lost Canadians to their Campsite.. Friendships , once again, so many years later were born once again.. T.Y. Tash for this Vid. & Reminder, that We are All Human Beings & Owe a lot to those that went before Us.: Bless You !! for Your Interest !! in Us Canucks !! :)))
Thankyou for sharing your stories with us all, cheers from down unders :)
Hi Tash! Glad to see you did this video. My dad Hugh Talbot was a member of the 48th Highlanders, in fact he appears in this video @ 5:04 of this video!~ He is the last soldier shown as they walk by the crowd. He talked about how the Dutch people all wanted to touch them and hug them. He also talked about camping outside the royal palace! He didn't like to talk about the rest of though he came home with an absolute hatred of guns and people who hunted. He said he saw too much killing, and anyone who killed for pleasure was a sick individual!
My father was there also!
Another WWII connection between the Netherlands and Canada is the Dutch Queen Juliana and Prince Bernharn took exile in Ottawa, Canada in 1940. In 1943 Dutch Princess Margriet was born in an Ottawa hospital.
She was the crown princess during the war. Her mother, queen Whilemina, stayed mostly in Britain during the war. Prince Bernard, Julianna's husband, was also mostly in Britain, as he was the defacto commander of the Dutch resistance fighters.
@@ralphvelthuis2359 I apologize I was wrong she was still Princess Juliana until she became Queen in 1948. Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard had to have spent some time together between 1940 when Princess Juliana and their two young daughters came to Canada and 1943 when Princess Margriet was born in an Ottawa hospital.
First time ever learning about Prince Bernard mostly in Britain as defacto commander of the Dutch resistance fighters.
Every spring in Ottawa you will see millions of tulips blooming. During the war, the Dutch Royal Family were given refuge in Canada. During that exile, Princess Margriet was born at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, which the Canadian government temporarily declared to be extraterritorial so that she would be born as a Dutch citizen. Immediately after the war, the Royal Family gifted Ottawa with 100,000 tulips, and there have been many more gifts since. These days Ottawa receives at least 20,000 tulips from the Netherlands every year, half of that coming from the Dutch royal family. I recommend doing a Google image search for "Ottawa tulips".
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i"ve posted this before elsewhere in regards to the video to which you are reacting.
My father was a naval officer in the Atlantic but both my great-uncle, a colonel in the artillery, and my uncle, an officer in the engineers. served during the liberation of The Netherlands. My great-uncle had served in WW1 and died in the early-70's but when I married a woman from the Netherlands my uncle was able to attend. My normally reserved father in law became very emotional meeting my uncle as he was 7 when the Canadians arrived and he remembered getting chocolate, tins of condensed milk, and cheese from the soldiers. He also remembered watching Canadians bridge a Canal but it wasn't where my uncle was operating. When i was too young to understand my dad, and my uncle, would take me to "visit friends" when we were in Europe, following a line of Canadian and Commonwealth cemeteries. Forty-two kids from the high school my dad and uncle attended died during WW2 and over the years we visited most of them who had graves except a couple in Burma. When I was a snotty teenager and asked why we visited graves of guys he didn't really know he said "because they deserve to be remembered."
Hi Tash, My father's oldest brother was among the Canadians who liberated The Netherlands, he was 15 years older than my dad. He often spoke of how wonderful the people there were. He and another of my uncles both volunteered to fight, but only Theodore went overseas. Uncle Ivan was in the air force, but remained in Canada. Ivan was 11 years older than my dad. Dad was well, an 'afterthought'.
thanks for sharing and respect to you family for their service
My grandfather was in the Netherlands, one of the liberators, he was also in Denmark and France. He wouldn't discuss the war even when I asked him about it for a school project, he never forgot.
What an interesting video. I’m Dutch and coming Thursday, May 4th, we commemorate those who lost their lives during WW 2. My grandfather was a member of the resistance and was killed on the 5th of May 1945, our Liberation Day. I’ve visited Wageningen to see the parade in which we thank those who helped The Netherlands, including Canadian veterans. I thank them for their involvement 👏👏
Thank You Tash, My father never told us much war stories of what happened but always wanted to go back and see Holland again he loved the Dutch people.
God bless
We are so proud to be Canadian. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
And you deserve it! 💯My parents were kids when the war started. So i am very proud to say that i'm also 'kinda'😁 liberated because my parents survived! Also...weird thought from me... i never realy understood why Canada has always attracted me, stil does! Must be something my parents unconsciously passed on to me? 😉
@@anaguq4651 Canadians have a special bond with the Dutch. I grew up with a lot of Dutch friends who's families came after the war. All Dutch farmers.
Besides the decisive role the Canadians played in the liberation of the Netherlands, we also have to say huge thanks to British infantry divisions, the British I Corps, the 1st Polish Armoured Division, American, Belgian, Dutch and Czechoslovak troops. My home town was liberated 8 months earlier by the Americans. Because of all of the above we were able to grow up in one of the best, most free countries in the whole wide world. On May 4th we remember the fallen, on May 5th we celebrate freedom 👍
As a Dutchie born in the late 70s I learned about the war in school and from my father (born in 1947). Two things need some more explaining.
One: the tulip bulb eating (and sometimes even paper paste) was done by those left behind in the winter of 1944/1945. One part of the country had already been liberated but the other part not. Combine that with extreme temperatures and you get a Hungerwinter.
Two: the parades as shown here are held every single year, every time sadly with less and less veterans. That doesn't stop us Dutchies from commemorating those soldiers and people of the resistance that gave their lives (4th of May) and celebrating our freedom (5th of May).
Uit de jaren 90', zelfde kennis. Wat is gebeurd, mag niet vergeten worden.
A Canadian (bag)pipe band I played with went to Apeldoorn for an anniversary of the end of WW2 and received an amazing welcome. Local children dressed in the stripped garb of deported Jews were loaded into a rail car. The band members were in tears. Immediately afterward a WW2 era bomber flew over and dropped poppies. That finished everyone off. Some of the members of the band were former special forces members, police, some "tough guys". It didn't matter. 😭😭One friend who since passed away went into the service at 15 but was a big guy who lied about his age. He and his wife and a Dutch couple (Jan grew up in the Netherlands during the war and faced starvation) came for supper one evening at my home. Feeling a kinship they poured out horror stories that shocked even their wives because they had never spoke of it before, ever! The Canadian man who was just a teen at the time was invited back, all expenses paid, by a man who was just a young boy when they met in the town square and who found him through his Regiment. They had a parade for him and he met their Queen. He said in spite of the horror he must have done something right.
thanks for sharing with us all
Now THAT'S a hell of a tale! Imagine just "casually" getting a free trip halfway across the world only to be met with a parade in your honor and a moment with that nation's ROYALTY!!
"...must have done something right."
You don't F-ING SAY! ❤️
Also, "local children in striped garb" gives me INSTANT "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" vibes... I would have openly wept immediately
My grandfather served in the Winnipeg Rifles regiment during WWII. He went through France, the lowlands, and finally to germany. He was wounded by grenade shrapnel near the end and was in the hospital when the armistice was signed. He never told us stories about the war. Understandable, all things considerings. But he stayed in Germany with the occupation force until late '46. The only war anecdote he told us was being stationed at an ex-Luftwaffe base where they were shipping war materiel back to Canada. One day, they'd be sending back motorcycles. Another, Jeeps. And another day, maybe Sherman tanks. And being young... naturally they raced them across the Luftwaffe strip!
I also had a teacher who was a little girl in a Dutch village. She talked about starving during the war. She would tell us she used to have a pet rabbit, but then the rabbit went 'missing'. Mom blamed her for leaving the cage open. Well... it didn't take long to figure out the rabbit ended up into the stew pot.
Hello AussieTash ! Several members of my family went to battle on WW2. They all made it home luckily. They didn't took part in the battles in Netherland. They were mostly sent in Italy.
Let's hope we'll never forget the price those men and women had to pay to allows us to live like we do today.
It was just men. Canada didn't allow women in combat roles back then.
@@terryomalley1974 nurses were.
Hi Tash i had an opportunity to meet a gentleman from there him and his family moved to Canada shortly after the war he was always grateful and thankful to Canadian soldiers, he also talked about how they had to get use to being able to move freely without going through check points walking into grocery stores buying food and not seeing enemy planes over head he bought himself a scooter put a sticker on it called it a Belgium Harley as in " Harley Davidson " he's passed on now but he was a great person I've seen this video before and get teary-eyed when i watch yet .
beautiful story, thanks for sharing with us all :)
I am Dutch, but I feel a bit ambiguous about this. Canadians were not the only ones liberating the Netherlands. The British, the Americans and above all the Poles took heavy casualties too liberating the Netherlands. They seem to be forgotten. That is not good.
While the allies all participated in liberation efforts, it was the Canadians that liberated the western Netherlands and halted their advancement to negotiate with German authorities for a truce that would allow food for the starving citizenry to be delivered. The Dutch have never forgotten--maybe except for you?
78 years ago. I’m not sure if any soldiers are still alive. They’d have to be 98 or older. My father navigated a Mosquito in the Netherlands during the war.
My father, Arnold Cook West Nova Scotia Regiment, was in WW2 in 44-45 and he went back in '95 and took my mother. They were treated like royalty in the Netherlands!❤
I've seen this video now at least a dozen times, and I still can't get through it dry eyed.
thanks for watching it with me :)
I can remember Liberation Day 1990 when I met as a 12 year old lad a British veteran. I also had the honour to meet a victim of the Holocaust. They learned me to value my freedom. Freedom is not for free.
My maternal grandfather was Dutch. He was a Salvation Army officer ( clergy) He was a conscientious objector and joined the Salvation Army Red Shield Services. They were on the front lines providing chaplain services. He was equipped to serve every religious service needed and carried all the required service books and ceremonies needed all the accoutrements. It did not matter if they were reading the last rites or preforming a Jewish ceremony or what the faith of the person was, they took care of it. They were also responsible for setting up R &R facilities for the soldiers.
Thank you Canada, love and greetings from the Netherlands ❤
Thank you for sharing. As a Dutchy, who now lives in Canada, I feel like I have to place some nuances to this video.
Yes, in wording, the Canadians liberated The Netherlands. But, like you see in this video, only the Eastern part (so not the provinces of Holland and the major cities, where 65% of the population resided). Only the Eastern provinces were liberated during the war (1944- early 45). The major cities in the western part (Amsterdam/The Hague/Rotterdam/Utrecht) continued under Nazi occupation until the German capitulation on May 5 '45. These Western, occupied, parts had to endure the "hunger winter", (eating tulip bulbs and such) as it's called, while most of the Eastern and Southern part of The Netherlands was liberated. And to think that The Netherlands is only 150 kms wide and about 350 km long, not a huge area to liberate.
Only after the Germans capitulated on May 5th, '45 (and the war was thus over in The Netherlands), did the Canadian forces drive into the Western parts and the major cities of Holland.
Yes, the Dutch love the Canadians and celebrate the liberation from Nazi Germany, but mostly celebrated in half of the country. I grew up near The Hague, where we didnt have these festivities commemorating the Canucks (or any allies for that matter), because technically we were never liberated by any of them. We celebrated the end of the war and liberation day, just not any liberator in particular.
I now live in Canada myself, have worn military uniform in both countries, and am thankful for what the Canadians did, but with a bad taste as well.
just wanted to share the true history.
Also the Canadian were busy in several other fronts,so couldn't concentrate on only the Netherlands but their effort played a crucial role in defeating the German and brought the end of war much faster at a great sacrifice to the Canadian nation.
@@abee4138 sure. If you believe that. Several other fronts.. in '45?? Ok. They helped and I'm grateful for their sacrifice, but in the grand scheme of WWII, they were a small player.
And I just want to rectify the statement that 'they liberated The Netherlands'. That is just not true.
That would be the same as saying, in case of a WWIII russian occupation of canada and Mexico helps liberating BC and Alberta, 'forgetting' about the more dense populated provinces towards the central and east, and stating "Mexico liberated Canada".
Dont forget that the allies landed in The Netherlands and liberated parts in September 1944. With the utter failure of monty's plan! Holland (provinces North and South Holland) were only """liberated"""" AFTER the German surrendered in whole of The Netherlands on May 5, 1945! 9 months later!!! And without a fight!
True, because allies didnt try to liberate Holland, many cities were left mostly in tact, but that is not something worth celebrating with big parades. That's why there are mixed feelings about the Allies (Canucks) liberating The Netherlands and Holland in particular. Again, Eastern part was liberated by Allies and NE part by Canadians. They are rightfully celebrated for that.
We will never forget!🙏 God bless the ones that never made it home ..❤From the Netherlands..
The feeling is mutual. Canada loves The Netherlands.
Stories like the bread breaks my heart THANK GOD the Canadians were there to help them! sure makes me proud to be Canadian!!
I just found out my Father was one of those Canadians. I knew he fought in North Africa, Sicily and Italy then after his death my mother gave me some things and I discovered he also fought all the way up the Atlantic Wall in a Sherman Tank and Liberated Holland.
As a Canadian combat veteran i thank you
the dutch thankyou very much for your service, much love from Utrecht ❤
My father was a "Liberator" of Holland. He was a "dispatch rider" and the mechanic of his group, so he got to ride around, sometimes on a motorbike, sometimes in a Jeep. His group were billeted - in Eindhoven, I think - with local families. One day he was driving around (he musta been in a Jeep that day) and saw a deer in a roadside field. He shot the deer and brought it back to his billet. The deer was quickly delivered to the local butcher and I think every house in the town got a piece of venison. That's the only story I remember of his about Holland.
The Canadians have a special place in my heart, I have a great aunt and great uncle who loved them so much they moved to Canada to start a Farm in Alberta after the war. I have a whole family in Canada and also some moved to the US I've never met them sadly, but who knows what the future brings.
My Mom's older brother was in an anti tank regiment with the Canadian Army and part of this. I still have the bracelet made of Dutch coins he bought home for her.
Dang!! Janet!! I also have one of those!! NEVER thought about it! Never even looked into what country issued the coins! My Dad was there.... Long before he was my Dad....
Jeebus! Talk about a truly priceless heirloom!
@@bonniewenker6248 Why, oh WHY didn't you go with "Dammit, Janet!" 😂❤
@@TheDylls 🙄😄🤪
If this bracelet was given by Dutch people, it may have been worn by them as a "silent act of resistance" The coins have the head of the reigning Royal (Wilhelmina) and by wearing it they showed they are standing for our Royal family and against the oppressor. Mostly the 10ct coins were used.
the Netherlands sends 10, 000s of their beautiful tulips as a thank you to our capital Ottawa ever year, we have a festival around it. 78 years of friendship from two countries that are otherwise wouldn't share a lot in common we love our Dutch friends ♥
My Pepérè (French Canadian way of saying Grandpa) was one of the liberators he said when the war was declared over it was one of the happiest days of his life and so many celebrations! I've seen this video a few times, and it always makes me proud of that humble Canadian community spirit.
It is so very true, you don't really know what freedom is until it is taken away from you and you will appreciate those who gave it back to you. The Dutch have been more than deserving and I am so proud of our men and women who returned their freedoms to them. Lest We Forget.
Look up ANZAC Day, we just had it in Australia
@@aussietashreacts
I will.
I believe if my grandfather could've seen this he would say" it was worth every life given" and I as his grandson would gladly do it again. Much love and respect from
Algonquin First Nations Ontario Canada
In my village you have like 3 streets named after canadians, like General Patterson, who liberated the village. with his tank batalion and one named after a pilot who got shot down by the germans. Also there's a plaque near the entrance of our town inlaid into the bridge where one soldier saved 3 of his mates who were pinned down there by enemy fire from the nearby windmill or position that they used to get a clear view of the entryways into the town, while losing his own. Also a smaller wooden bridge got constructed a little bit away from the main road which is still there. Amazing stuff really... This is in the southern part of the country in Limburg, we got liberated in 44 but it was still a tough fight since the german homeland wasn't too far away, which obviously they were trying to keep the allies away from.
I am American and I was a student in Antwerp, Belgium in 1993 to 1994. I stayed there from the Summer of 93 through the Summer of 94. In early June, for the 50th anniversary of D-Day, several Canadian veterans came to Antwerp. I acted asa guide for them when they visited. Antwerp is near the Dutch border.
Tash, it needs to be said that Australian forces played a vital role as well in both World Wars. Aussie’s and Kiwi’s were there mixed with the Canadians during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in WW1. A great uncle of mine who was there often said he’d rather fight along side an Aussie any day because “they were just as bat sh*t crazy as we were”. During the Dday invasion in WW2, the RAAF played a vital role in the air. They stopped the German reinforcements and supplies from getting to the beaches and protected Allied convoys that were supporting the invasion forces there as well. They found German u-boats and lead Allied battle ships to them in the Atlantic ocean as well as causing lots of grief to the enemy in the Mediterranean Sea.
Hitler loved the Canadian Vimy Ridge Monument because it represented a nation mourning its fallen. A lot of thought went into it and it wasn’t the usual cannon with a pile of cannon balls beside it. He laid a wreath there at the beginning of WW2. When German soldiers decimated the Australian section of the Commonwealth cemetery at the Vimy Ridge Memorial during WW2 he flipped out. He posted SS guards there to protect the site from his own soldiers for the rest of WW2.
Every country paid with lives in one war or another. Australian Special Forces are incredibly brave. All Australian soldiers are magnificent.🇨🇦
these are real real real heroes
Breaks my heart every time I hear the elderly woman say "look a whole loaf of bread" something we take for granted, was denied to an entire population for years.
No matter how many times I see this video, and how many people reactions I see... it hits the feels.
My grandfather met my grandmother when he was in the war , that's why I'm proud say I'm part Canadian and part Dutch
My grandparents hid allied airman on their farm. Two of them were Canadian: Oliver Korpela (Sudbury) and Anatole Cote (Quebec). In 1994/95 they returned and had a great reunion with my grandmother. Great guys.
Tash,.
Every time I see this video the tears keep rolling down my face..
My father was 5,5 when the war started and I imagion even at that age the impact is HUGE to live what he lived through... but he never really talked about it,nor my grandparents from both sides did. But yes we are thankfull. At my mom's house iin 1944 they took in a 8/9 year old girl from Rotterdam named Corry... I have known her,her hubby Nelis and their kids my whole life. Now both my parents have past so did Corry and Nelis.. but I still am in contact with their kids who are in their early 60's now❤
Another wonderful video Tash. I've actually seen this film several times but it always elicits the same strong, proud emotions each time I watch it. My father was a member of the Canadian army during World War II, however, I was born in 1952, seven years after the war ended. We studied the Great Wars in our history classes at school but it wasn't until I was in my late twenties that I got a real sense of how devastating the time was. I tried a few times to engage my father with questions about his time during the war but he was reticent to talk about it. It had such a profound effect on him that he really didn't want to discuss it so I never pressed him any further and I'm sure many of his comrades felt the same way. Cheers from southern Ontario!
it was a amazing story and has opened me up to wanting to learn more about The Netherlands and Canada
From what I have learned, during the occupation, Canadians took their planes and dropped food in the nearby fields for the Dutch people to have something to eat. Also, the Dutch Royal Family seeked refuge in Canada and the Queen was pregnant. The General Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, declared the floor where she was, as Dutch land so that the daughter Princess Victoria was born to remain in the line of succession to the throne. That is why the Dutch send tulips as a thank you and every year, we have the Tulip Festival in Ottawa. Such beautiful flowers and warm thanks from them. I am proud of being Canadian and a proud Canadian Veteran of 36 years' spouse.
I recently came across photos my father took during the war. Several are from the Netherlands. The devastation was unbelievable! Buildings completely obliterated.
Great one Tash ! Cheers from Canada
In holland the children at schools learn this history, and they're all assigned a gravestone & those children maintain the stones, clean them, make sure they're neat, and the grass is trimmed, it makes for a special relationship between the Dutch & Canadians.... They truly appreciate Canadians, all Canadians, the veterans most of all, but I've heard Canadians say the people treated them better than any other country when traveling...
What an image, a tired soldier sits against a tree to write a letter home to his wife. Sixty years later we can conjure up that image thanks to Peter Mansbridge
My Dad was one of the soldiers that liberated the Netherlands. So proud of his courage.👋🇨🇦
I have a newspaper article about my Great Uncle Bill being recognized for being involved in the evacuation of Flushing. Incredible story. He lived into his 90s and was a veteran of both world wars. Although he liked to share some of his stories he was very humble about what he did. He always told my brother and I that he did more running than fighting then gave a wink after he said it. What an incredible generation of Canadians these men and women were.
that is really cool :)
@@aussietashreacts yes but I do wish I had of paid more attention to the stories as a kid. Btw love your youtube channel and you showing such an interest in our country.
I have a memory book given to me by a Canadian soldier at a reception in the eighties. It is sad almost all soldiers are gone by now and most youths are not interested anymore because they don't here first hand stories and school don't teach that episode anymore the way they did when i went to school and the generation after me.
I see it around me how history is starting to repeat itself.
Almost every Canadian who served in Holland was a volunteer and all came from thousands of kilometres away so their sacrifices were all the more remarkable for the Dutch
My uncle Jack was not there , he arrived soon and fought the Nazis in Germany itself. He did say the people in Europe treated everyone from the Canadian military, and our allies, as hero’s and it made his regiment fight harder.
No, we will never forget.
Thank you Canada, Thank you canadians.
We have you to thank for our freedom.
But most of all, thanks to the Canadians that sacrified their life for our freedom.
Did you know that Dutch people has adopted a Canadian grave in a Canadian cemetary, then they tend the grave and also put there flowers.
There are Canadian, British and US cemeteries in the Netherlands.
Very proud of my fellow Canadians who gave everything for our country. May they rest in peace.
I also know how much The Netherlands appreciates us, since there's a large Carillon in our main park dedicated to those we lost.
WWII sucked.
Oh honey, you're so sweet. You're welcome here anytime. ❤
Hello
I was just looking through my photos before I watched your video. And I was just looking at a picture of my father on the back of a tank in Amsterdam on May 8, 1945
Thanks to your dad!
Respect to my Canadian grandparents. The world finds us laughable but we’re a strong people.
As a Canadian I shed some tears with you, Two of my uncles got married to wives from overseas who were my favorite aunts growing up. I was proud of them. I didn't get get the opportunity to make them proud of me in a war. It's because of their service that it didn't happen and that's Canada.