Heritage Minutes: Liberation of the Netherlands
Between 1944 and 1945, the Canadian Army was given the important yet deadly task of liberating the Netherlands.
Between 1944 and 1945, the Canadian Army was given the important yet deadly task of liberating the Netherlands.
Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi
Lieutenant Wilf Gildersleeve
Jenna Wheeler-Hughes
Marguerite Blaisse
Peter Mansbridge
Narrator (voice)
Between 1944 and 1945, the Canadian Army was given the important yet deadly task of liberating the Netherlands.
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