The liberation of the Dutch town of Zutphen in 1945 in color! De bevrijding van Zutphen in 1945.

The Dutch town of Zutphen in the East of The Netherlands was liberated from the German occupiers on 6 th of April 1945 by the 3rd Canadean Infantery Divisie. It took great effort to take the town with many house-by-house combats. This film shows how the Canadeans enter the damaged city, how the local population celebrates their liberation and how collaborators are treated. For more details please listen to the spoken commentary under this video.
To enhance this film a new A.I. software engine was used which gives even better results than before! A lot of footage has now approached HD 1080p quality.
Music: Howard Harper Barnes
Source: Beeld En Geluid.
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De stad Zutphen in het oosten van Nederland werd op 6 april 1945 door de 3e Canadese Infanterie Divisie bevrijd van de Duitse bezetters. Het kostte veel moeite om de stad in te nemen met veel huis-aan-huisgevechten.
Deze film laat zien hoe de Canadeeërs de beschadigde stad binnentrekken, hoe de lokale bevolking hun bevrijding viert en hoe collaborateurs worden behandeld. Luister voor veel meer informatie naar het gesproken commentaar onder deze video. Aangezien wij veel meer buitenlandse kijkers dan Nederlandse hebben is ditmaal gekozen voor commentaar uitsluitend in het Engels.
Om deze film te verbeteren is nieuwe A.I. software gebruikt die nog betere resultaten geeft dan voorheen! Veel beeldmateriaal nadert nu HD 1080p-kwaliteit.
Muziek: Howard Harper Barnes
Bron: Beeld En Geluid.

[@Rick88888888]

*All episodes in this series about the Liberation of the Netherlands in 1945 can be found in this Playlist* : kzbin.info/aero/PLP_6hUsQRi8serTiHGuwlDPnbXmv1SPHe A new A.I. has been used to enhance the B&W footage. The results are even better than before! *My most important films can now also be watched (in higher quality!) on* archive.org *via my website* : www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/indexEN1.htm

[@ethanbowie3050]

EMOTIONAL MUSIC THEME AND AUTHENTIC FOOTAGE......YOU MAKE A WONDERFUL WORK....THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORT //////////////// A REAL TIME TRAVEL AT IT S FINEST //////////////////

[@ednammansfield8553]

Really fantastic videos Rick888. Very interesting to me because my father served in the Princess Irene Brigade of the free Dutch forces based in Willenhall in England during WW2 before crossing into Europe via Normandy to liberate Holland along with the Canadian Army. My father was British born in Hammersmith London but his parents (my grandparents) were Dutch. They had stayed in England for a while before emigrating to the USA and were living in Detroit Michigan. My aunts and uncles remained in Holland during WW2. My father's younger brother was born in the USA and served in the US Army towards the end of WW2. My father remained with the Princess Irene Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army after WW2 and was posted to London where he served with the regiment until 1953. He was a driver with the Brigade throughout the war and afterwards but stayed in England and moved to Lytham St Annes in Lancashire. I never got to see my grandparents in the USA but myself and my parents went over to Holland in 1952 when my father was presented with a medal by Queen Wilhelmena of the Netherlands at the Hague. During that visit I was able to meet some of the Dutch side of my family. I was only 4 years old at the time so unfortunately don't remember much about that. I am now in possession of my father's military records which were obtained from his regiment via the Dutch Ministry of Defence.

[@curly8029]

As a Canadian, I watched this with pride.

[@MrDaiseymay]

so you should

[@VHM2018]

As you should!

[@maggiel.516]

My Dad was one of the Canadian soldiers liberating the Netherlands. He was shocked at the degree of starvation that existed there.

[@elss8717]

My parents were liberated by Canadian soldiers in the east of Holland, not too far from Zutphen. They had some of them living with them for ashort period so they had a roof over their head. When they left, my mother received a pen knife to remember them by. I still have it and have always treasured it. It is dark red in colour and is probably Bakelite. Thank you and all other Allies that I could grow up in peace.

[@dixonpinfold2582]

My uncle, a Canadian soldier in the liberation of Holland, was left permanently on the brink of rage the rest of his life. It even led to his son developing a terrible stutter. He would go back every five years or so, and the Dutch treated him and the other Canadian veterans like visiting kings. Their sincere gratitude held great meaning for him. Thanks for the upload. The informative narration was an unexpected bonus.

[@dotheyfloat9961]

Did he ever explain why he was always on the brink of rage? Was it due to any specific experiences there?

[@trevorhart545]

From UK. This is an important contribution to history. Canada, as did India and Australia provided great resources to WW2 in manpower far above their population that was decisive in winning the War in North Africa, Europe, India and the Far East as well as the Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Pacific Oceans and the Battle of Britain. THANK YOU

[@stevecook7551]

A cousin of ours was one of the Canadian liberators of The Netherlands , he is 98 now . we are very proud of him.

[@chrisjong8412]

Please thank him for liberating us , greetings from Amsterdam

[@saskiavisser1279]

My mother who was twelve years when The Netherlands was liberated told us about the Canadians....we will not forget them!

[@garryej]

My dad was in the Canadian army but he spent almost 3 years of non-stop combat in Italy. However... when he was stationed with the BAOR in 1955, we toured the Netherlands. Our car had a "Canada" Army license plate and we were welcomed warmly everywhere we went!

[@mikhailsmoliakov3434]

I am from Ukraine from the city of Kharkov, now I live with my family in Zutphen. War is the worst thing that can be.

[@Rick88888888]

For what its worth, I feel very sorry for you and your country. Welcome to Holland! I'm sure you will be well looked after here and hopefully you will be able to return home soon! A cruel war like this for evil and medievil reasons in the 21st century is total madness. I never thought I would witness such an event to happen during my lifetime, let alone come so close to a potential nuclear WW-III.

[@Rick88888888]

PS: Two weeks I made a film about the history of Ukraine. Making it was a very emotional event for me, especially the last part. Please watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nabQooFrr9SIoNE

[@meepenjaap7999]

I am a Dutch-American and I can't believe this is happening again. I am glad you are safe in my brothers and sisters arms. Stay Safe.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

Here in our creaking but still functioning NHS are sending what we can to our brave colleagues in Ukraine ,we have just had a fundraising concert at the Gladstone theatre in port Sunlight on the wirral

[@leaturk11]

I wish you and your family all the best, and my heart goes out to Ukraine at this difficult time.

[@Winnywoo]

Amazing footage. My great uncle Cpl John Cleveland from Toronto ON, who served with the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment in World War II was killed in action at age 18 by a sniper at Zutphen, Netherlands 7 April 1945, right around the time this footage was taken. He is buried at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands.

[@sallyann8308]

Poor boy, and so many others like him!

[@mikedo6]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@eamonnclabby7067]

Hi Wendy ,he gave his today for our tomorrow, peace and love from the wirral peninsula...we have a war memorial in Liverpool Pier head dedicated to Canada...

[@boxwoodgreen]

Same day my dad was wounded by a sniper 10 mile NE of Zutphen just after crossing the Schipbeek Canal near Wippert. Three of his comrades were killed there, and rest at Holten as well.

[@surveyor894]

Excellent job restoring this footage in colour. A Canadian Veteran.

[@bradjames6748]

As a Canadian citizen I find it heartbreaking that so many of our brave troops died liberating Holland but I also find it heartwarming that the Dutch people have never forgotten their sacrifice

[@puraLusa]

Netherlands, they don't like it to be called Holland.

[@Shyzenth]

@@puraLusa i never understood why, it used to be Holland?

[@puraLusa]

@@Shyzenth it's in Wikipedia, not really hard to find and answer: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland

[@Shyzenth]

@Of Age Non Related Carp that clears things up, makes sense, thank you!

[@roelkomduur8073]

Hard to realize that more than 550 young Canadians gave their lives for the liberation of my part of the world, Deventer, Zutphen and Lochem... Many of them buried in Holten, thank them by visiting their graves!

[@youriigar6028]

Sorry but you cant just type Canadians like that 🤣😂🤣, its so painfull

[@petewarrell3734]

🇨🇦✌ Peace love And if that don't work We tend to get pissed Peace is best 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦✌✌✌👍

[@kyunney4361]

The worst thing is that the Ukra Nziss fled to Canada in 1945. Many are now in high positions in Canada

[@roelkomduur8073]

@@kyunney4361 About 77 years after the war ... there all dead... Your reaction on my post is surely a bit strange...

[@kyunney4361]

@@roelkomduur8073 have they been sterilized?🤣

[@susanhenshaw622]

My father in law served with the Canadian forces through Italy and then the emancipation of Holland in WW2 and years later he met some Dutch people travelling and they were so thankful and respectful to him and all Canadians… many have never forgotten. Thank you!🇨🇦

[@thomascragg783]

We received similar treatment travelling in the Netherlands in the '80's

[@Ripstop2]

Amazing footage. I'm Canadian. I will show this to my children. They won't see this in school.

[@ednammansfield8553]

My father took part in the liberation of Holland. He served with the Princess Irene Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army alongside the Canadians.

[@adrianligt7925]

my father also served in theprincess irene brigade

[@ednammansfield8553]

@@adrianligt7925 many thanks for this. My father was a driver with the Brigade which was based in Willenhall in England before going through Europe via Normandy with the Canadians to liberate Holland. At the time of the occupation of Holland by the Germans my father was living in the USA with his parents who emigrated to the USA after living in England for a while. My father was born in Hammersmith In London in 1922. My father crossed over into Canada to join the Free Dutch Forces and was sent to England to join the Princess Irene Brigade.

[@davehossack7191]

Bless you for posting this...my father was a Royal Canadian Engineer involved in the liberation. It was moving watching the footage to see if he was in it. I visited Zutphen 20 years ago - a lovely town in a lovely country!

[@elizabethsime5751]

Thank you so much for this. I particularly liked the shot of the Canadian soldier holding one of the children like it was his kid brother. It reminds you of what they were fighting for. It makes me very proud to be Canadian.

[@garyarmstrong6992]

My father was in the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment. He told me that when they entered Holland and saw the starvation, they voluntarily went on half-rations to help feed the Dutch.

[@MegaDonzee]

Thank you for posting this! My Dad was a gunner in the artillery, later he was with the Kangaroo's, Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment, the only regiment ever formed outside of Canada and disbanded in the Netherlands. He and Mom married in Amsterdam on Christmas Eve 1945. Mom also served in the Canadian Women's Army Corp.

[@italia3929]

Thank you for their service

[@Mudhooks]

My father was one of the Canadians involved in the liberation of Holland. He was in the Royal Canadian Engineers, so built and demolished bridges, rail-lines, etc. I have two photos of him at that time. The first was taken by a Canadian war photographer of a group of men building a pontoon bridge. Dad is seen working the crane lifting a section into place. The other is a still from a newsreel team when the Canadian troops were staging to be sent to England to be demobbed. A friend colourized the first one. It was a complete fluke that I spotted him in the second one because he was in the background. I only spotted him because of the way he was smoking his cigarette… I was able to get a copy of the still from the bridge-building from the National Archives of Canada. These films are absolutely amazing both because of the remastering and because of the colour. Dad would have been thrilled to see them. Sadly, he passed away in 1988. He would not have seen either of the photos I have of him. Thanks for posting these. ❤️ (PS; were these colourized? I do know that colour film was used at the time but very rare.

[@mirakae8301]

Wow this is amazing! I live in Zutphen myself and this way the stories about the liberation really come to life. Bedankt Rick, altijd mooie beelden!

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@catherine4970]

The quality is absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing this important history. We appreciate you.

[@steve1962]

my best friend is Canadian and his father was amongst the troops who helped to liberate the Netherlands - this was after he had fought at Monte Cassino and then battled his way north. Respect to all those who fought for freedom in WW2.

[@rthjong]

Great video with colors and all! And great respect for the Canadians 🇨🇦 who liberated most of the Netherlands 🇳🇱!

[@stephendendy8376]

Along with the British

[@davidgray3321]

What a wonderful film, and such a great moment in the history of the Netherlands , a country home of a valiant and creative people returned again to their rightful owners, the people suffered greatly from food shortages created deliberately by the foe. Best wishes from the U.K.

[@bhut1571]

Cheers to our former RSM Broughton and Sgt Art Boon in the Perth Rgt in Stratford Ontario. RSM Broughton was in the infantry and has passed, But Art Boon who manned the machine gun atop one of those tanks went on to become our WO in the 3 RCR. He joined when he was 15 and is still alive.

[@stefanm67]

This is a super video. Thanks so much for the upload. I thought it was very interesting. I, like many others, had family involved in the liberation fighting and it is wonderful that these old films are preserved to remember what happened. I really like your channel.

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Parkwaymania]

7:53 As a Canadian watching this...........the tears well up.

[@leaturk11]

The Canadian forces were billeted in my town along the south coast of the UK during both wars, and today we proudly fly the Canadian flag to commemorate your help.

[@assassinlexx1993]

My Dad was a Canadian radio man. So I was looking for him. You never know if he was filmed.

[@alfpavone9081]

Wat een mooie beelden. Ikzelf kom uit Zutphen en het is wel heel bijzonder om de plaats op die manier te zien. Mijn ouders en grootouders woonden er in de oorlog, wat hebben die meegemaakt...

[@DonGH97]

Very interesting to see my hometown zutphen in 1945! Thank you, respect to you and ofcourse the fallen soldiers 🙏🏻

[@Nikki_Holland]

Fantastic footage of the liberation of Zutphen. The quality of the video is amazing. Thanks for uploading and the work you do on restoring these films.

[@Rick88888888]

Many thanks! The high quality is due to the use of new A.I. enhancer software. I am now even contemplating to release material in 4K at 60fps from now on!

[@junesmallwood4921]

Beautiful towns were destroyed but am glad you were able to rebuild. Thanks for sharing

[@mitchelldevries9996]

Bijzonder om Zutphen op deze manier te zien. Een stukje historie rijker!

[@tankmodeler]

Minor detail comments on your excellent video. The trucks that you refer to as "CWT" are, as a general series, referred to as CMPs, for Canadian Military Pattern. Each truck is referred to by its load capacity, given in British "hundredweight" (about 112 lb) which has the abbreviation "cwt" so you would have a Ford (or Chevrolet) F (orC)15A truck, which was of the CMP pattern and had a load capacity of 15 cwt (pronounced "fifteen hundredweight"). At one point you refer to a Universal or bren carrier with an antitank gun. Normally a Boys antitank rifle was standard fitting for Universal Carries, but the one in the clip is instead fitted with a Browning .30 caliber machine gun mounted over the front plate. Lastly, the Churchill tank referred to as being Canadian is, in fact, British, serving with the Brit 79th Armoured Div and has been temporarily attached to the Canadian unit. Canadians did not operate any of the Churchill "Crocodile" flamethrowers shown. Again, this is an excellent film, and I'm only pointing out these minor suggestions to help improve future efforts. I hope you will accept them with in mind. All the best.

[@joepalooka2145]

Awesome footage! Your colorization is excellent and this should be done to all black-and-white film footage of WW2. All Canadians should watch this to see our great soldiers, who came to the Netherlands in 1944 and fought and died to free the people of Holland from the Nazi enemy.

[@NoryaMaria]

Wat gaaf dat hier beelden van zijn! Bedankt voor het delen.

[@williamboot9307]

Thank you so much for this wonderfully enhanced film. Particularly poignant I thought was the scene of the Dutch people butchering a dead cow. These people were deliberately kept hungry under German occupation. My cousin Peter Burke Hill died at Arnhem. Put his name into KZbin and you will see how the lovely people of Maurik have tended his grave for what is now 78 years.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

Thank you for sharing this with us all, William, he will never be forgotten...

[@Berry-fr5wj]

It must of been spellbinding for the towns people of Zutphen in 1945 to have lived through such an epoch of history, the cutting of collaborators hair whilst unimaginable , was understandable? I love your commentary, an arbiter between the old and the new ,as are your colorised videos It would be great to know, someone saw their relatives in one of your uploads . Brava!

[@Hollcall]

Growing up in Sydney River, C.B.Nova Scotia, We had several Dutch Families living on our Street. GREAT PEOPLE. They were very hard workng.

[@garyk1334]

Fascinating footage , bless them all & never forget them . Tyvm for uploading

[@annasolanis]

I've not been able to access my late dad's records but he did share he was in Holland in spring 1945. He and his dad (veteran of both wars) loved the tulips planted in ottawa and he made sure we kids understood why the tulips are there. Film well done.

[@peabase]

When I was a schoolboy in Holland, we handed out bouquets of tulips to visiting Canadians vets and their wives. It was nice but confusing all the same. Some got emotional, which puzzled us. Our teacher told us that they saved a lot of kids like us. True that.

[@jeffho1727]

@@peabase No matter where we go, kids attach themselves to the Canadian troops. We used to save the sweets from the ration packs for kids. It hurt a lot of the guys to see the kids in those situations. I think the Dutch people have show great appreciation over the years for the soldiers who liberated them and those who rest in Holland. Thanks.

[@aflatminor]

The quality of this old film is superb!! Many thanks for posting it 👍

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TimNelson]

The Canadian solider shakes a girl's hand. That is a most charming, indeed remarkably beautiful image. Stunning.

[@371francis]

My Grandfather was with the North Shore Regiment, of which some members are shown in this film, is a great example of their heroic deeds.

[@davidweston6653]

Must have been a thrill to have seen that part of history so closely affiliated with your grandfather. When ever I see war footage of Okinawa I wonder if one of those marines and sailors is my father

[@anetla]

Bijzonder om ons, toen flink toegetakelde, huis terug te zien.

[@mg201]

I love Zutphen. I grew up there as a kid and remember how many shells are lying around even to this day when I went metal detecting, I came across endless amounts of shells

[@bjmartin5225]

This film was beautiful I’ve never seen one so well preserved .

[@psotos]

Wow! Great stuff! I was in the 82nd Airborne back in the 80s. I have parachuted into Son, DZ for the 75th Anniversary. Great fun!

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@eamonnclabby7067]

@@Rick88888888 Mrs C,s uncle served in the East Lancashire regiment alongside the American paratroopers at Nijmegen,sadly succumbed to his wounds RIP, ironically as an Army officer herself with the BAOR/ British army of the Rhine in the 80,s used to do the Nijmegen walks along with other NATO colleagues. Peace and love from the wirral peninsula ,bounded by the mersey and the Dee and the Irish sea ,geography and rhyme.

[@fluffycat087]

Thank you, really nice footage. The faces really stand out like it was yesterday.

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video Rick, amazing work, amazing footage, really enjoying this series of film, I love all the smiling faces 😀👌👍

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tennysonfordblackbird2087]

Marvellous film and a great day for The Netherlands.

[@fdfac]

Nice work, no fluff, all facts, thanks!

[@stephenbeck4636]

Very interesting Vid. As a boy Dr. Arie D. Bestebreurtje was my minister in Louisville, Ky. A fascinating man, speed skater, and gave great sermons. He as a WWII Jedburgh Commando. Mentioned in Cornelious Ryan's "Longest Day" and "Bridge Too Far" books. I think he jumped during D-day and for sure was one of the first to Jump into Holland for operation Market Garden. Kinda of remember he told us that he freed camp that Ann Frank's father was in. Told incredible story of falling into a concentration camp his team was going to liberate and hiding, injured, from the guards.

[@Professor-Patti]

🎼🎵🎶⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Wonderful video, voiceover & music selection is Hollywood level, Rick. Great work, as always.

[@Rick88888888]

Thank you kindly

[@Rick88888888]

If you like, you can send me some MM footage so I can take a look what is feasible. Email is [e-mail]

[@robertodebeers2551]

Wonderful footage, capped off nicely at the end with a Canadian soldier shaking hands with a little girl. Just beautiful.

[@sallyann8308]

So glad we have this truly excellent documentation of real history. But does this awful aggression ever end? Can’t believe it’s still happening….. Thank you so much for sharing these superb videos ♥️

[@Rick88888888]

Well said

[@wombatwilly1002]

It's not hard to understand if you know any Russian history since 1917.

[@sallyann8308]

@@wombatwilly1002 I do know history rather well & that doesn’t excuse Russia one bit….

[@wombatwilly1002]

@@sallyann8308 That's my point hon,Russia has been humanity's a$$ boil since 1917 and Should've been dealt with in 46 We wouldn't have their garbage now!!!

[@sallyann8308]

@@wombatwilly1002 Too bad Roosevelt was so sick (Yalta) & the US & Western Europe were desperate to end the war. Can you blame them? Stalin was the epitome of evil-not a single thought for humanity. How many of these guys do we have to overcome? It’s endless….. Now we have Elon Musk & his ilk to contend with.

[@MrDaiseymay]

Excellent---great clarity

[@airbornesoldier8104]

This is outstanding footage , I applaud your work that man . This is one of the best films I’ve seen for along time , keep them coming and well done that man 👌👏

[@Rick88888888]

Thank you very much!

[@Mo0shii]

Echt zeer mooi materiaal, interessant om terug te zien hoe het toen ging in de oorlog enzo.

[@robertoc2485]

Excellent footage. Thank you 😊

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@KRColson]

Simply wonderful! Thank you.

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@artrandy]

7.09, that fresh faced Canadian driver holding up the little Dutch boy sucking his thumb, touching..........

[@wombatwilly1002]

You do have some awesome footage 👍

[@t26e4]

It's colourized and digitized. Wartime color film was not this crisp. Notice all the purple hues that bleed over everything....

[@musje83]

Great video! One little remark: the Bren Carrier @4:30 certainly does not have an AT gun, it's simply a machine gun. By the looks of it, they exchanged the Bren (hence the name) for the American Browning M1919, which the Canadians often used.

[@MrDaiseymay]

Excellent . That's a wonderful last frame at Zaadmarkt. A framed example should be on displ;ay in the Town Hall, or central Library.

[@jennymees5907]

Dank u wel voor deze geweldige film! De taferelen van vreugde zijn fijn, maar de wraaknemingen op echte of vermeende collaborateurs zijn altijd verontrustend -de menselijke natuur is niet zo mooi. Hier valt het nog mee, maar in België was het vreselijk, honderden mensen zwaar mishandeld, verkracht, tientallen vermoord in detentiecentra of gewoon langs de straten... En nadien de officiële processen met heel veel executies.

[@ItsRVV]

Prachtig bedankt!

[@johncater7861]

Brilliant photography

[@Cookiemonster000]

Just wonderful … we must remember, if not we will repeat history

[@MonaMouawadiiiutjyuyhtgh]

Thank you for your service

[@stevesmith7997]

Wonderful! Thank you!

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you liked it!

[@envitech02]

Excellent video!! Looks like it was shot only yesterday!?

[@Garybrixton1]

Wonderful film, thanks for making it available. I hate to find any fault, but I should point out that ‘cwt’ is the abbreviation of, and pronounced as, ‘hundredweight’. (Yeah, I know, crazy British non-metric measurements). A hundredweight is a twentieth of a ton. Vehicle sizes were often classified in cwt. Dank je wel.

[@bertrandviolette9008]

At 7:53 Watch her eyes, smile and attitude!

[@muttley5958]

I agree she's got such a beautiful smile. 😃

[@bishwatntl]

5:48 "15 CWT" is a way of expressing the carrying capacity of the truck. CWT is an abbreviation of hundredweight, so a 15CWT truck can carry three quarters of a ton.

[@jimbrown7082]

I can not imagine what these Dutch people went through under Nazi occupation, or the feelings they had when they were finally liberated.

[@arefkr]

The thing with the Dutchies is that everyone likes them so I guess the Germans treated them nicely

[@sidecar7714]

@@arefkr they were starved, so, no.

[@trevorbrianhassell]

Ah....they did not have so much problems, we collaborated fully with them. The Netherlands have the record for " most people joining the enemy of an occupied country in Europe"

[@thomascragg783]

@@trevorbrianhassell Source?

[@peterkralt2478]

@@thomascragg783 His source? His thumb and a bit of suction!! 25.000 to max 50.000 served the German armed forces out of a population of 10 million so that's max 0.5% Some people were forced to cooperate by occupation like the police who had max 18000 people during the war and prior to the war there was a fascist party called NSB who had 30.000 members who supplied most of those who served the german forces but also formed a civil militia that helped the germans . Active resistance was 45000 people passive resistance hundred thousands and they managed to save 380.000 people who were wanted and actively searched by the Germans so these people were put in hiding by the resistance in hundreds of thousands different addresses in the families of their passive helpers at their own homes and they were sustained by the resistance in their needs to survive like with food stamps and fake ID's which the resistance had to obtain with armed robbery on police stations, town halls and post offices. My grandfather and his team once even managed to pull off 4 of such robberies on a single day!! Imagine that in peace time, some one pulling of 4 bank robberies on a single day!! They had to do it during an occupation and a country full of enemy soldiers looking out for them with checkpoints everywhere while they only had some old revolvers and a hand full of bullets!! So if he thinks the Dutch collaborated fully with them i would like to invite him to come to Waalsdorp or Overveen or one of the other cemeteries for killed resistance fighters on the 4th of May when we remember and honor those who lost their lives and walk with me past their graves, so he will never insult those who gave their lives for us ever again with such a stupid ill informed comment!!

[@rickallen6378]

Excellent video.

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you liked it!

[@mozdickson]

15 years before I was born Europe looked like this or worse. Many Dutch migrated here to New Zeeland. They have been awesome migrants and friends. Slava Ukraine

[@leaturk11]

Great footage.

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@t26e4]

It's colourized and digitized. Wartime color film was not this crisp. Notice all the purple hues that bleed over everything....

[@moonjumper66]

Mooi hoor..geweldig.

[@CharCanuck14]

Bedankt Rick!

[@Rick88888888]

Graag gedaan

[@AdrianArthurBray]

CWT means "hundredweight". 20 hundredweight to a ton, so "15 CWT" is a three-quarter tone truck

[@Vingul]

Excellent footage! Very film-like. As in «movies».

[@Vingul]

I guess the word I was looking for is cinematic.

[@Rick88888888]

Many thanks!

[@wildflowerwind6941]

This is amazing.

[@VermontStrolls]

Bravo, Bravo!!

[@kevphillips02]

Very moving .

[@Chicken-Looks]

Im a so called “zutphenaar” and i’m truly fascinated about the history of my city!

[@miketurner3964]

And the dude in the thumbnail still has his tie on…proper.

[@tonyh1515]

Superb content !!

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you think so!

[@adamstuhlman2206]

@rick88888888 thank you so much for being a living testament to history! As someone who was there, do you feel as though it is repeating itsself now?

[@nigeldunkley2986]

At 2:47 that is not a Canadian Churchill with a trailer but a Mk.VII Churchill "Crocodile" flame thrower with its Napam flame fuel trailer and stacks of tentage and cam poles etc on top, one of the squadrons (probably C Squadron) from 141 Regt RAC which operated Crocs and were opcon'd to the Canadians.

[@Morpheus1984]

I live in Zutphen! Nice to see this video.

[@Rick88888888]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@brbear54]

There is a small street in Zutphen called Beatonstraat. It was named for my Fathers cousin Doug (Douglas) he was 24 years old and came from the small town of Inverness in Nova Scotia. If you ever have a chance and your on that street could you just say "Doug the people back in Canada say hi."

[@Kingpoint]

Well done!!

[@roybean7166]

Daniel, Baie interrasant, Baie genotvol. Roy Bean, Kaapstad.

[@barrynewman4456]

Dad was somewhere around there.B Coy The Queens Own Rifles of Canada 8th Cdn Inf Bde.3rd Cdn Inf Div.

[@laurentladrosse35]

Very interesting...

[@thomasburke2683]

Thank you for this lovely video, after five long years of oppression and hunger, the people of Zutphen have been cheered and are filled with hope for the future. I assume that the 15 cwt trucks are so called because of the load capacity, 15 cwt being three quarters of a ton.

[@Rick88888888]

Indeed `cwt´ seems to stand for ´hundredweight´ (which I didn´t know because it is such an archaic measuring standard)

[@crossleydd42]

@@Rick88888888 NNot so archaic. Metrification in the UK STARTED in 1965, but took some years to really take effect. You must remember that it is an age-related thing and many older folk still use Imperial Measurement. The USA is not metric. And some Imperial measurements remain legal, too, in the UK!

[@Rick88888888]

@@crossleydd42 Well, using Stone, Furlong, Fortnight, Hundred weight, Barrels, Bushell, Inch, Guinees, Half-a-crown and what-have-you doesn't make life easier... Using Stone to weight people stems from medievil ages. Hooray for the countries who saw the light and introduced the metric/decimal system!

[@crossleydd42]

@@Rick88888888 ..........but many of those countries didn't have a standard system even within their country or sphere of influence, whereas Britain did have one that covered not only the UK, but much of the British Empire and so, despite its shortcomings in some respects, there was not the imperative to take action to standardise on anything else until much later. Indeed, the Industrial Revolution which introduced so much which advanced technology to the UK British Empire and then throughout much of the world in time, was built on Imperial measurement. Two opposites come to mind. In the UK, time was not standard throughout the UK until trains came along in the 1830s and rapidl changes to standardise time rapidly came in aid timetabled services. Conversely, the side of the road folk drove on everywhere was completely random locally originally , but started to standardise by itself, advance when Napolean forced right-hand driving on the countries he invaded. The thoughtful and considerate Hitler added to the process with Austria and Czechoslovakia, leaving only Sweden to convert itself in the 1960s. But there is no imperative for island nations to change and generally, they haven't. We'll gloss over standard train track gauges, save for Spain, Ireland and Russia. There is still plenty in the world which is non-standard and, somehow, we all get by!

[@eamonnclabby7067]

@@Rick88888888 fair comment ,however people still want to use weight and measures ,good on them..freedom to choose, very important..

[@mikhailsmoliakov3434]

I watched this documentary and cried.

[@Rick88888888]

Indeed, very sad footage

[@mikhailsmoliakov3434]

@@Rick88888888 I am from Ukraine, now with my family I live in a Zutphen.

[@Frits1975]

@@mikhailsmoliakov3434 welcome, i hope you will like it here