• Source: Liberation Day (Netherlands)

Liberation Day (Dutch: Bevrijdingsdag
[bəˈvrɛidɪŋzˌdɑx] ) is a public holiday in the Netherlands to mark the end of the Nazi occupation of the country during the Second World War. It follows the Remembrance of the Dead (Dodenherdenking) on 4 May.
The Netherlands were liberated by Canadian forces, British infantry divisions, the British I Corps, the 1st Polish Armoured Division, American, Belgian, Dutch and Czechoslovak troops. Parts of the country, in particular the south-east, were liberated by the British Second Army which included American and Polish airborne forces (see Operation Market Garden) and French airbornes (see Operation Amherst). On 5 May 1945, at Hotel de Wereld in Wageningen, I Canadian Corps commander Lieutenant-General Charles Foulkes and Oberbefehlshaber Niederlande commander-in-chief Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz reached an agreement on the capitulation of all German forces in the Netherlands. The capitulation document was signed the next day in the auditorium of Wageningen University, located next door.
After liberation in 1945, Liberation Day was celebrated every five years. In 1990 the day was declared a national holiday when liberation would be remembered and celebrated every year. Festivals are held in most places in the Netherlands with parades of veterans and musical festivals throughout the whole country.




See also


Battle of the Netherlands
Liberation of the Netherlands
Liberation Day
Liberation of Arnhem
Victory in Europe Day
Marine memorial




References






External links


(in Dutch) Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei
WWII: Liberation of the Netherlands - The Canadian Encyclopedia
1st Polish armoured division liberating Netherlands
4th Canadian armoured division liberating Netherlands

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