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11th Hussars liberation of Dongen

1944-10-28 · Dongen · Netherlands

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Travelling over icy roads and in bitterly cold weather, 11th Hussars, 1/5th Queens, pressed on towards Dongen, where they received a warm welcome from the Dutch and an even warmer one from a group of Germans with tank and artillery support.

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