Give the Children Freedom is a preview for the documentary of Netherlands Liberation and the 12th Field Regiment. Through the eyes of those that lived it, history comes alive through interviews, WW2 archival footage, still photographs and authentic material. It is a personal story about remarkable men and women and their memories of their time.
The poem is read by young student, Julian, for the 70th commemorations of the Liberation of the Netherlands in ‘s-Heerenberg. This was the first town liberated on April 1st, 1945 in Operation Plunder and the Battle of the Rhine.
- Special thank you to Julian and his teacher : )
- Credit to the Canadian War Amps WWII footage Link here >>
- Reference and credit for WW2 footage during the occupation at Kamp Westerbork, Netherlands Link here >>
- Special Thanks to Keep Them Rolling – The Final Push 2015 for the celebration and remembrance activities on the same route in 1945 when the Canadian First Army and Allies took to liberate the Netherlands. Link Here >>