It was 75 years ago that Canadian forces liberated the Netherlands from the Nazis. The Dutch ambassador was in St. John’s on Saturday to help plant tulip bulbs at Government House to honour the anniversary. NTV’s Ben Cleary reports. By: Ben Cleary NTV Lisez l’article completRead More
It was 75 years ago that Canadian forces liberated the Netherlands from the Nazis. The Dutch ambassador was in St. John’s on Saturday to help plant tulip bulbs at Government House to honour the anniversary. NTV’s Ben Cleary reports. By: Ben Cleary NTV Read Full ArticleRead More
Newfoundland and Labrador has been given 750 tulip bulbs from the Netherlands in appreciation of the role Canadians played in ending the Second World War. Dutch ambassador Henk van der Zwan was in St. John’s on Saturday afternoon to present the flowers to Lt.-Gov. Judy Foote as part of celebrations for the upcoming 75th anniversary of the...Read More
Newfoundland and Labrador has been given 750 tulip bulbs from the Netherlands in appreciation of the role Canadians played in ending the Second World War. Dutch ambassador Henk van der Zwan was in St. John’s on Saturday afternoon to present the flowers to Lt.-Gov. Judy Foote as part of celebrations for the upcoming 75th anniversary of the...Read More
My uncle John was with the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry during World War II and participated in the liberation of Holland. He felt a close connection with the people of Holland for the rest of his life and visited when he was able.Read More
My late Dad was a WWII veteran who helped to liberate Holland from the Nazi. Like many veterans he came home and never spoke too much about what he experienced during his years fighting the war. It was such a wonderful experience he had when he returned with his two sons for the 60th Anniversary...Read More
Leo was a small boy in Holland when Canadian soldiers came through there to help liberate his country. Some of the soldiers gave chocolate to the children. A rare wartime treat. Leo never forgot that act of kindness. He later moved to Nova Scotia with his wife Rina . Their son Michael married my daughter...Read More
Ernest Garber was my godfather. He came home on leave in 1942 the photograph is enclosed. He subsequently landed on Juno Beach at St. Aubin-Sur-Mer. He was fatally wounded in the fierce battle to take Carpiquet from the Hitlerjugund, July 8th. Age 29. My wife and I visited his grave at Beny-Sur-Mer June 6th 2019...Read More
Pte. Michael Boss (1924-2008) was an ambulance driver with the Road Canadian Army Medical Corps during 1944/5. He was in Northwestern Europe with the 1st Canadian Army, 1st Division with numerous units including 4th and 7th Field Ambulance and the 21st Army Group. He participated in the liberation of Belgium and Holland and the invasion...Read More
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