US Edition80 years after liberation from the Nazis, the Dutch commemorate the victims of war
- On May 4, 2025, the Netherlands observed a two-minute silence nationwide to commemorate victims of war, marking 80 years since liberation from Nazi occupation in 1945.
- This day commemorates both soldiers and civilians who have lost their lives in global conflicts since World War II, with flags lowered to half mast and nationwide ceremonies taking place.
- Thousands gathered in Amsterdam to watch King Willem-Alexander lay a wreath, hear 14-year-old Marijn van der Wilk recite a war resistance poem, and listen to Prime Minister Dick Schoof share family grief over his executed grandfather.
- Veterans Mervyn Kersh, aged 100, and Nick Janicki, 101, will ignite the Liberation Fire in Wageningen, the town where German commanders officially surrendered in 1945, marking the beginning of Liberation Day festivities.
- The commemoration expresses remembrance of all victims past and present, irrespective of time or place, emphasizing inclusion regardless of who committed war, genocide, persecution, or oppression.
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Fear of increasing right-wing extremism
On Monday, another day of commemoration on the occasion of the end of World War II began with concerns about the rise of right-wing extremism 80 years ago. At an exhibition opening on Vienna's Heldenplatz, the President of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde (IKG) Vienna, Oskar Deutsch, condemned the rising anti-Semitism: "We would very much like to stand here to celebrate 80 years of liberation here uncomplicatedly, German was oppressed at the exh…
Winston Churchill Franklin Roosevelt Joseph van Eck has turned 80
Today, a special resident of Gouda is not only celebrating freedom, but he is also blowing out 80 candles. Winston Churchill Franklin Roosevelt Joseph van Eck was born on the day that the Netherlands was liberated from Nazi Germany, and that is why he has a special name. Van Eck says that on May 5, 1945, his mother was dancing on the market square in Gouda, heavily pregnant. When British soldiers entered the city, his mother went into labor and …
To Honor War Victims, Nation Stops Everything for 2 Minutes
Trains came to a halt, cars pulled to the side of the road, and no planes arrived or departed in the Netherlands for two minutes on Sunday, as the country went silent to remember victims of war. Thousands of people gathered in Amsterdam to watch as Dutch King Willem-Alexander laid...
National Remembrance Day 2025
Today, on 4 May, the Netherlands will commemorate the victims of the Second World War and of war situations and peace operations thereafter during the National Remembrance Day. The National Remembrance Day will take place on Dam Square in Amsterdam, as it does every year, but commemorations will take place throughout the country. Follow the latest developments of the National Remembrance Day in our live blog.
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