Quote Originally Posted by Robin
She explained her town was liberated in '45 by Highlanders (Canadian?)

Indeed there were many higlander regiments in the First Canadian Army that liberated The Netherlands. After 4 years of brutal Nazi occupation, in the Winter of 44 (which the Dutch call the Winter of Hunger as 30,000 starved to death), the Canadians waged a 9-month campaign that saw bitter fighting from berm to berm.

When finally liberated, the Dutch welcomed the Canadain soldiers with such warmth and love, that there's been a strong bond between our countries ever since.

Just this past year we had a lot of media coverage of the ceremonies in the Netherlands marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation.

Craig