Kanadische Soldaten befreiten am 8. Mai 1945 meinen Geburtsort Alkmaar in den Niederlanden. 81 Jahre und zwei Tage später erinnert Alkmaar an diesen Tag. Die Menge der Leute, die herauskamen, um die historischen Fahrzeuge zu sehen und sich über den kanadischen Botschafter beim kanadischen Volk zu bedanken, war unglaublich (ich habe vergessen, ein Foto von der letzten Menge zu machen, aber es waren VIEL). Die Flagge, die in der Windmühle von Alkmaar gehisst wurde, ist meine Flagge!
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thank you (and the Netherlands) for remembering our soldiers and their sacrifice
I was posted to Brunssum, NL 2022-2024. I attended a number of memorial events in the region during my posting there as the representative of Canada, commemorating Canadian and Allied personnel who had fallen in the liberation of The Netherlands and Europe.
The Dutch very much remember and honour our fallen. I was proud and humbled by the memory and gratitude of the people of The Netherlands.
We appreciate our Dutch friends and thank you for paying tribute to our soldiers every year
May this friendship never end
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I was in France and Belgium as a teen and it was crazy seeing the amount of gratitude and love Canadians got for helping liberate their towns. It was really awkward for me because it wasn’t me or my generation who did it and people were thanking me!!!
It’s still a bit uncomfortable for me because I’m so far removed from the generation who did liberate your towns and cities but I appreciate our friendship so much. I live in Ottawa and our tulip festival is because of you guys donating us tulips. It’s such a lovely tradition and whenever I have the means, the Netherlands is top of my visit list.
Thank you for remembering 🇨🇦
My grandparents on my dad’s side were from the Netherlands. It always brings me such joy to hear what my country did for my grandparents’ country.
My dad was part of. Thanks for remembering 🇨🇦
The Netherlands sure knows how to show genuine appreciation.
My great uncle was 16 years old and was a scout when he assisted in the liberation. He told me how kind the Dutch were to him, they would hide him in their houses and keep him safe.
Thanks for this post, we are very lucky thanks to the selflessness of our prior generations. ❤️❤️
A friend of mine was in the reserves in the 90s and he got to go to the 50th anniversary of liberation day.
He was just walking around one day and an elderly lady came up to him and thanked him. He was 25 at the time and was a little confused and asked for what.
She pointed down the street and said that corner is where the Germans took her husband and she never saw him again.
And then she walked away leaving him in shock.
Parts of the world remember what we as a nation did to help liberate them from an awful situation and that gratitude transcends generations. All they remember is the maple leaf and what it means to them.
I have hundreds of dutch tulips from my grandfather involved with this. I live in his old house. Swedish born Canadian Seaforth Highlander.
Thank you for remembering ♥️
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Bedankt Canada❤️
🫶🇳🇱 can’t wait to go visit it again in July. Favourite Country to cross the ocean for.
❤️🤍❤️ Love from Canada
As the grandchild of Dutch immigrants to Canada, this time of year is super special to me. Ottawa still hosts a tulip festival every year with the flowers the Dutch royal family sends to Canada. Much love from this side of the pond🌷💕
Thank you. As we say, lest we forget.
We love the Dutch! Can’t wait to visit your beautiful country! 🇳🇱🇨🇦
My grandfather survived Market Garden.
we are going to Ottawa next weekend for the Tulip festival.
Lest we forget
My Uncle took this photo during the liberation https://imgur.com/gallery/75-years-ago-young-canadian-took-this-photo-during-liberation-eSra8CG
Too few people know what Canada gave during the war to liberate Europe.
We lost thousands of soldiers at the end of 1944 in the Scheldt battles when the Nazis cut the dykes.
Thousands more as we marched through war torn regions until the ceasefire and eventual surrender of the Nazis.
One of the most fascinating pictures I’ve seen is evacuees in the back of army trucks holding onto their most prized possessions, bicycles.
We gave refuge for the Dutch Royal family and Princess Marguerite was kinda born in Canada. Our government declared her hospital room temporality extraterritorial so she could technically be born on Dutch soil.
My mother’s family emigrated from Utrect to Canada prior to the first world war. My dad fought at Arnhem and Nijmegen and my Dutch-Canadian uncle barely survived snipers somewhere along the Rhine. He was the only survivor and was never the same again. We visited Alkmaar in the 1970’s and spent six weeks looking for war graves of my dad’s friends and compatriots. He was 6 foot 4 inches and very even emotionally. He cried so much during those grave visits it affects me even today. They were the greatest generation. Lest we forget.
The tulip festival is happening in Ottawa right now. A gift from the royal family, as Beatrix was born here during the occupation. She maintained her royal lineage as the maternity ward of the Ottawa hospital was declared Dutch by parliament the day she was born, and everyone born that day has dual citizenship. My sister lived in Amsterdam for years, and several journeys to small towns she felt an overwhelming sense of appreciation and almost Canada day like environments during these days of celebration.
When we were in Amsterdam a few years ago, we went to the Canadian military cemetery in Groesbeck, a hour or so by train. We got lost and when asking for directions a local gentleman drove us right to the gate as we were off by several kms. He also made sure we knew how to get back.
If I recall, there were 3800 graves of which 3300 were Canadian some as young as 17. Apparently, each grave is assigned to a local student who maintain it for a year. It was a beautiful summer day with the Dutch and Canadian flags flying gently. Never doubt, Canada did their part and the Dutch remember. A very moving experience.
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My Grandfather (CAF) was there, piloting a Sherman Tank for the good guys and helped beat the bastards out!!
As a grandchild of Dutch grandparents that endured WW2 and did what they had to do to survive….. I am born in Canada and I am proud of this post! Thank you very much 🤟🇨🇦 🇳🇱
With all the craziness us this world, you can only imagine how calming it is for this tradition to continue. It’s stereotypically „nice“ and this Canadian absolutely loves it.
Ottawa is currently celebrating thr Tulip Festival, where we plant and display all the tulips we recieve from thr Netherlands as thanks for liberation
Lots of love to the Dutch today!
We love you to 🇳🇱❤️🇨🇦
Canada loves ya’ll too!
Saturday (yesterday), Toronto a tulip festival and had people from the Netherlands handing out tulips.
We lined up at city hall and were given fresh tulips to take home and plant.
A big Thank You to our friends in the Netherlands.