The Canadian Army remembers its fallen men on the occasion of Liberation Day of the Netherlands. The army tweets on its official Twitter page Canadian Army, “
We mark the anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands by commemorating close to 8,000 Canadian soldiers who gave their lives during the campaign.”
Read on to discover what Liberation Day is for the Netherlands.
Liberation of Netherlands
The allies with a major role in Canadian Army, played a significant role in the liberation of the Netherlands from the Nazis and Germany during World War 2. Details of the same are enumerated below.
Canada and D Day
Canada’s role in the Normandy landing was significant. The troops of Canadian armies along with the allies landed on June 6th, 1944. They continued to fight and advance from France towards the Netherlands.
Late 1944
In late 1944, Germans were handed over the first defeat by the Canadian Army and blocked the Scheldt Estuary.
By the end of October, the south of the Netherlands was liberated from the Nazis and this also gave allies the ability to use Antwerp harbor for future operations.
Canadian Operations
In 1945, Canadian Army along with the Allies was able to push its up into numerous parts of the Netherlands and liberated about half of the county by the end of April.
1. The Scheldt
2. Liberation of Westerbrok Transit Camp
The Germans could not take the defeats well. After a railway strike by the Allies, Germans decided to starve the Netherlands. They stopped the shipment of food.
The intention was to create Hunger Winter. However, the Canadian Army and the Allies were able to provide an emergency food supply and thereby saving the Netherlands from starvation.
