Liberation of the Netherlands

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The Liberation of the Netherlands was the final phase of World War II in the country, when Allied forces freed Dutch territory from German occupation in 1944–1945.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign
historical event
military campaign
belligerent Allied forces
Belgium
Canada
Czechoslovakia
France
Free Dutch forces
Poland
United Kingdom
United States
commander Bernard Montgomery
Charles Foulkes
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Guy Simonds
Harry Crerar
Johannes Blaskowitz
commemoratedBy Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag)
commemoratedOn 5 May
conflict World War II
country Netherlands
dateOfSurrender 5 May 1945
endTime May 1945
followedBy post-war reconstruction of the Netherlands
hasCause German occupation of the Netherlands
hasPart liberation of the northern Netherlands
liberation of the southern Netherlands
liberation of the western Netherlands
languageOfWorkOrName English
location German-occupied Netherlands
mainParticipatingUnit Dutch resistance
First Canadian Army
Polish 1st Armoured Division
Second British Army
linked to: British Second Army

U.S. 101st Airborne Division
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
opponent German Army Group H
Nazi Germany
Wehrmacht
partOf Western Front of World War II
linked to: Western Front
placeOfSurrender Wageningen
result end of German occupation of the Netherlands
restoration of Dutch sovereignty
significantEvent Battle of the Scheldt
Hunger Winter
Operation Market Garden
Operation Plunder
Operation Veritable
food drops in Operation Chowhound
food drops in Operation Manna
startTime September 1944
surrenderedTo Canadian First Army
linked to: First Canadian Army

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Western Front (World War II) result Liberation of the Netherlands
subject linked to: Western Front
21st Army Group operation Liberation of the Netherlands
Liberation of Belgium relatedTo Liberation of the Netherlands
1st Canadian Division notableEngagement Liberation of the Netherlands
3rd Canadian Infantry Division operation Liberation of the Netherlands
First Canadian Army engagedIn Liberation of the Netherlands
Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) relatedTo World War II in the Netherlands
linked to: Liberation of the Netherlands
Liberation of ’s-Hertogenbosch partOf Allied campaign in southern Netherlands
linked to: Liberation of the Netherlands
Canadian I Corps notableEngagement Liberation of the Netherlands
2nd Canadian Infantry Division engagement Liberation of the Netherlands
4th Canadian Armoured Division campaign Liberation of the Netherlands
5th Canadian Armoured Division notableEngagement Liberation of the Netherlands
II Canadian Corps participatedIn Liberation of the Netherlands
Harry Crerar notableEvent Liberation of the Netherlands
I British Corps participatedIn Liberation of the Netherlands
1st Belgian Infantry Brigade participatedIn Liberation of the Netherlands
Canadian II Corps conflict Liberation of the Netherlands
7th Canadian Infantry Brigade participatedIn Liberation of the Netherlands
9th Canadian Infantry Brigade participatedIn Liberation of the Netherlands
29th Armoured Brigade participatedIn Liberation of the Netherlands