World War II

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Piet Hens, mayor of Valkenburg, mayor of Valkenburg during World War II.
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Valkenburg mayor played “essential role” in persecution of Jews during WWII: study
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The 34-hour version of Steve McQueen's documentary, Occupied City, shown on the Rijksmuseum façade in Amsterdam. September 2025
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Steve McQueen's confronting 34-hour Amsterdam film, Occupied City, hits Rijksmuseum screens
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“Portrait of a Lady” by the Italian painter Giuseppe Ghislandi
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Couple under house arrest after Nazi looted painting disappears from Argentine home
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The Indisch Monument in The Hague covered in sunflowers to commemorate the victims and end of WWII in the former Dutch East Indies, 15 August 2014
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Thousands gathered in The Hague to commemorate the end of World War II in the Pacific
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Lighting a candle.
Health
Oldest Netherlands-born man dies at age 111
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Tweede Kamer
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Dutch lawmakers honor WWII dead in solemn ceremony at Tweede Kamer
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The Airborne monument at the foot of the John Frost Bridge in Arnhem
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New WWII plaque unveiled at Arnhem Bridge after original vanishes
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Lighting a candle.
Culture
Dutch family uncovers mass grave of 128 WWII victims in their backyard in Poland
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The National Holocaust Monument of Names in Amsterdam, 25 August 2021
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Amsterdam Mayor Halsema apologizes for city's role in persecution of Jews during WWII
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Three hurt as sound system collapses during Winterswijk liberation commemoration
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Surveillance camera in front of a Dutch highway with traffic
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World War II bombs safely neutralized near Moordrecht
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'Buffalo' amphibious vehicles taking troops of the Canadian First Army across the Scheldt, 1944.
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Vlissingen celebrates 80 years of liberation and commemorates the Battle of the Scheldt
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington D.C. in 2018
Business
IMF chief warns of growing divisions in the world and economic fragmentation
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Dutch soldier; Flag of the Netherlands on military uniform
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100,000 people attend Veterans Day in The Hague
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Dutch soldier; Flag of the Netherlands on military uniform
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Thousands attend the 20th edition of Veterans Day, King Willem-Alexander gives a speech
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The rear of buildings along the Warmoesstraat in Amsterdam, as seen from Damrak. 13 February 2019
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A memorial in the Westerbork transit camp
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Persecution of Roma and Sinti commemorated in Camp Westerbork
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Liberation Monument on the Stadhuisplein in Eindhoven.
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Favorable weather expected for Liberation Day festivals
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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
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Five arrests around mostly calm National Remembrance Day ceremony in Amsterdam
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Pages from the Erelijst van Gevallenen 1940-1945, the honor roll commemorating Dutch soldiers, officers, and resistance members killed during World War II. 4 May 2013
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More attention to safety during Remembrance Day ceremonies today
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A large police presence at a pro-Palestine protest on Waterlooplein in Amsterdam, 10 March 2024. Demonstrators protested against the Israeli president's presence at the opening of the National Holocaust Museum while over 30,000 Palestians have died in Israeli attacks on Gaza
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Prosecutors drop hate speech investigation into protest at Holocaust Museum opening
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A tram on line 24 alongside tram line 5 in front of Centraal Station in Amsterdam. 23 March 1941
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Amsterdam tram firm paid equivalent of €61,000 for helping deport Jews in WWII
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File photo of the National Holocaust Museum, located in the former Reformed Teacher Training College in Amsterdam. February 2024
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Dutch King to open National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam on March 10
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Wartime photo of André Hissink, 1919-2024, who served with the 320 Dutch Squadron under the British Royal Airforce during World War II
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Last surviving Dutch airman from British Royal Airforce WWII squadron dead at 104