Second World War

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Rotterdam Mayor Carola Schouten laying the wreath for the commemoration of the German bombing of Rotterdam, May 14, 2026.
Politics
Rotterdam commemorates 1940 WWII bombing that killed nearly 900 people
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Bert Natter during the Libris Literature Prize Award ceremony, Monday May 11, 2026.
CultureArt
Libris Literature Prize goes to Bert Natter for WWII novel Aan het Einde van de Oorlog
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People dancing on Liberation Day in Alkmaar, 1945
Politics
Fewer than 5% of Dutch population still alive who witnessed WWII’s end
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Aldermen Sofyan Mbarki, Hester van Buren, Zita Pels, Rutger Groot Wassink, and Touria Meliani lay flowers during the commemoration of the February Strike of 1941 at the Dokwerker in Amsterdam. The event is organized jointly by the Committee for the Commemoration of the February Strike 1941 and the City of Amsterdam.
Politics
Amsterdam honors February strike 85 years after historic protest against Nazi occupation
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Photo of Diederik van Overbeek, the last living Engelandvaarder, at 102 years of age, February 3, 2026.
Politics
Museum discovers last living Engelandvaarder, aged 102
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Femke Halsema
Politics
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema, actor Jeroen Krabbe to speak at Holocaust Remembrance
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The American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten
Politics
U.S. lawmakers call for restoration of black soldiers’ panels at Margraten cemetery
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Voting pencil
Politics
Five people barred from voting in the Netherlands; Down from 25 in 2019
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Gaza support protest at Amsterdam University, 7 May 2024
Politics
Dutch MP's call gov't to recognize Palestinian state as pro-Gaza protests mount
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Lighting a candle.
Health
Oldest Netherlands-born man dies at age 111
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Lucebert at the Exhibition "Lucebert in the Stedelijk" in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam
Politics
Bergen decide to keep poems written by Lucebert in their collection despite Nazi letters
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German soldiers gather Jewish men on Jonas Daniël Meijerplein in Amsterdam, 22 February 1941
Politics
Amsterdam officials followed Nazi orders but to what extent is unclear, researcher says
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Hoogstraat, Rotterdam after bombing on May 14, 1940
Politics
Rotterdam commemorates 85th anniversary of German bombardment during WW2
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Rows of white crosses in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Politics
Last Dutch survivor of the invasion of Normandy passes away at 99 years of age
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima are handed a wreath to place at the National Monument on Dam Square during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Amsterdam. 4 May 2024
Politics
Number of Dutch citizens who think National Remembrance day is important drops slightly
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The Canadian war cemetery in Groesbeek, Gelderland.
Business
Hundreds of visitors attend commemoration at the Canadian war cemetery in Groesbeek
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Dr. André Klukhuhn photographed for his philosophical essay, De Vreemde Lus, published in 2020
TechScienceCultureEntertainment
No regrets: Amsterdam philosopher André Klukhuhn's extraordinary career & hometown pride
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German soldiers gather Jewish men on Jonas Daniël Meijerplein in Amsterdam, 22 February 1941
Politics
Mayor Halsema will apologize to Jewish community for Amsterdam's role in WWII
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Three hurt as sound system collapses during Winterswijk liberation commemoration
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Remembrance Day flowers on Dam Square in Amsterdam
Politics
Dutch PM Schoof, Donald Tusk to speak on Remembrance Day & Liberation Day
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A memorial in the Westerbork transit camp
Politics
Hundreds of people to read the names of 104,000 Camp Westerbork holocaust victims
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Boxes and boxes of documents inside the National Archives in The Hague. 2013
Business
National Archives knew that victims were in files of potential Nazi collaborators in WW2
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NSB pocket book that forms part of the National Archive's War before the Judge project
CrimePolitics
Time between end of WW2 and trial of Dutch Nazi's often determined length of sentence
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Boxes and boxes of documents inside the National Archives in The Hague. 2013
Politics
Names of potential German collaborators during WW2 to be published today