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Old 5th Jan 2013, 04:16
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parabellum
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I believe a lot of Dutch fought along with the Germans
I have never heard that, nor has my Dutch wife, (her denial was much stronger!). I know a lot of Dutch risked their lives, (and many lost their lives), taking part in active resistance, they even had their cycles confiscated by the Germans in an effort to stop them communicating. Many Dutch families around Arnhem and Nijmegen did their very best to protect allied troops during the fighting and afterwards, at the risk of being shot if found out. To this day the graves of the Allied troops are proudly tended by local school children and the job passed down year by year.
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