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Dutch children eating soup during the famine of 1944–1945 Two Dutch women transporting food during the famine period. The Dutch famine of 1944–1945, also known as the Hunger Winter (from Dutch Hongerwinter), was a famine that took place in the German-occupied Netherlands, especially in the densely populated western provinces north of the great rivers, during the relatively harsh winter of ...
Events in the year 1944 in the Netherlands. ... The Dutch famine of 1944–45 began late in the year. June ... The Dutch government orders a general railway strike [1]
Pan-European famine, including Italy ... Famines in Europe caused by Thirty Years' War: Europe: 1618–1622: Famine [40] ... Dutch famine of 1944–1945 during World ...
2 May: First food transports to the famine-stricken provinces by road, via Rhenen. [6] 2–3 May: Seyss-Inquart departs for Flensburg for discussions with Dönitz. [6] 4 May: Montgomery accepts the capitulation of the 'Wehrmacht' in Northwest Europe, including the Netherlands. [6]
2 May: First food transports to the famine-stricken provinces by road, via Rhenen. [2] 2–3 May: Seyss-Inquart departs for Flensburg for discussions with Dönitz. [2] 4 May: Montgomery accepts the capitulation of the 'Wehrmacht' in Northwest Europe, including the Netherlands. [2]
An Avro Lancaster with a food drop over Ypenburg during Operation Manna. Operation Manna and Operation Chowhound were humanitarian food drops to relieve the Dutch famine of 1944–45 in the German-occupied Netherlands undertaken by Allied bomber crews during the last 10 days of the official war in Europe.
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The immediate post-war years were focused on rebuilding and economic stabilization, facilitated by U.S. aid through the Marshall Plan, which helped to revive the Dutch economy and infrastructure. The post-war period saw significant changes in the Dutch empire , with Indonesia proclaiming independence in 1945, leading to a violent and tumultuous ...