The Liberation of the First Dutch Town during World War II: Mesch (1944)

The first village to be liberated in World War II in the Netherlands was Mesch. The first house was the Muggehof farm. In this video you'll learn about the very first stage of the Liberation of the Netherlands during the Second World War.
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- Nederland bevrijd van Limburg tot de Lauwerszee (W. Trees / R. van Soeren).
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- www.liberationroute.com/pois/... (20-05-23).
- www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/... (20-05-23).
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Duitsland valt Limburg binnen mei 1940
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[@HistoryHustle]

Battle of Groningen (1945): kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYSzZKivpZ1-i6s

[@marcoskehl]

✅ 👍

[@marcvloeberghs8179]

Thanks Stefan, until your next video.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you Marc!

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Our freedom has been paid dearly.. Great vid Stefan 👍

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks Tonny!

[@Blitz9H]

Thank you so much! Your videos are worth their weight in gold

[@HistoryHustle]

😃👍

[@CARL_093]

i remember leo major on this video in Zwolle, Netherlands a street was name after him leo major is the real rambo for me based on his actions

[@beepboop204]

😉

[@HistoryHustle]

Hope to cover that one day.

[@Adrian-ju7cm]

From what I read there was starvation in the North of Holland? I think you did a video on that subject?

[@HistoryHustle]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWiZfYuwgtxmm7Msi=kVkPc7UW0G2fmhP9

[@bigsarge2085]

Interesting and informative as usual. Keep up the great work!

[@HistoryHustle]

😁👍

[@marcelgroen6256]

Weer een interessante docu, Stefan. Geen 'grote, bekende' veldslagen, maar leuk dat je een onderbelicht stukje vaderlandse historie er uit licht.

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank! Ben blij dat je dit waardeert.

[@rickbear7249]

All respect to the American boys who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and put their own lives on the line, to rescue the people of a foreign country. Alongside other allies, the whole of continental Europe owes them an incalculable debt. Hopefully, some of them will watch this video and take time to pay their respects to the fallen. From personal knowledge, I know that the Netherlands still has enormous gratitude. That makes them deserving of the ultimate sacrifice that many of their liberators paid.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your response.

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Another great video Stefan! But why did they wait until March 1945 to liberate more parts of the Netherlands to the north?

[@HistoryHustle]

Basically it came down to giving Germany priority.

[@staaaaalbeton]

@@HistoryHustle Partly. The then still unliberated part of Netherlands had a though frontline which fell almost the same as the former Festung Holland. Liberating this would cost 10's of thousands in military and civilian lives. It wasn't worth it. Also it kept the German 25th Army occupied and thus not deployable beyond the Rhine and would help in the push to Berlin.

[@aidankitson7877]

Once again, I thank you for excellent work Stef.Two excellent war movies which I greatly enjoyed watching were set in the Netherlands, The Black Book and Riphagen. Both movies deal with resistance and collaboration

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes, good movies. Thanks for your reply!

[@michaelhemphill8575]

"The Americans"..I'm sure were viewed as "Knights in Armor".. " This is first rate "Instructor"..maps.. photos..timeline..on site narration.. gives the subject matter "brevity"!!

[@Jackques]

Alweer een super interessante video Stefan! Blijf zo doorgaan! 💪

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank!

[@sirdarklust]

That was interesting. I guess there were plenty of fries and mayonnaise flowing that day. What I am really curious about is the beer industry in Netherlands and Belgium during WWII. I can't seem to find information on this topic. By the way, what are your favorite beers? Take it easy.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks! Like white beer and IPA from time to time.

[@meemai]

Nice video, I'm a resident of Limburg. My grand uncle who was in the resistance, joined the Americans, and got killed in Duisburg (DE). Thanks for making this video, and pronouncing Limburg correctly.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply. May your grand uncle rest in peace.

[@YoreHistory]

As a Dutchman living in Canada this video means a lot as Canada played a large role in Liberation of The Netherlands. Great video! My Oma wrote a poem about Canadian liberators.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply. Often the US gets the credits for the liberation of NL, but they focussed on the south and then moved into Germany. The Canadians had to bear the brunt of the fighting, especially at the Schelde. There is a good movie about this.

[@YoreHistory]

@@HistoryHustle Yes, not to take anything away from the Americans...and I know my Dutch family and many others remember the Canadians :)

[@daffyd5867]

I couldn't imagine the feeling of being liberated from tyranny....thanks for the video...

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching.

[@gibraltersteamboatco888]

Great snippet. Thanks, BZ

[@heipuntnl]

Thanks again!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply.

[@mammuchan8923]

I can’t imagine what a relief it must have been to be liberated after the man6 long years of the war ❤‍🔥

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed and the people of Mesch were lucky: they were the first.

[@marcoskehl]

Dolle Dinsdag looks like another ordinary one in these sad days of WWII. 🇳🇱 Obrigado, Stefan! 🇧🇷

[@HistoryHustle]

Crazy times yes, thanks once again Marcos!

[@xvsj5833]

Thank you Stefan Cheers 🍻

[@HistoryHustle]

Cheers! Hope you have a good weekend.

[@xvsj5833]

@@HistoryHustle thank you and you as well good friend!!! Keep up the good work 💙

[@beepboop204]

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@xvsj5833]

Thanks!

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks again Jesse. Hope you liked the video. Was a nice trip to go all the way south of NL.

[@xvsj5833]

@@HistoryHustle your welcome always travel safe Stefan !!!

[@michelvondenhoff9673]

On a school trip stayed there on a farm for a weekend.

[@HistoryHustle]

Cool!

[@joni3503]

The U.S. memorial cemetary at Margraten is quite impressive

[@HistoryHustle]

It is yes.

[@rolfagten857]

It sounded like Mash you know M*A*S*H that funny series about the Korean war.

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@jokodihaynes419]

cool cant wait for the brave knights of arnhem one day

[@HistoryHustle]

One day for sure!

[@653j521]

Leonard is pronounced Len'-urd, not Lee'-o-nard. :) Names are hard, but considering he died liberating a Dutch town he deserves to have it said correctly. :)

[@HistoryHustle]

I standard corrected. Didn't know.

[@woodenseagull1899]

What Holland went through. I do wonder why the Dutch tolerate the Germans, even now...!.I lived through does awful times in England, and that was bad enough ...

[@HistoryHustle]

I can imagine it must have made a huge impact on you. Guess you were very young at that age. The Dutch basically moved on and we are now good with the Germans. The new generation cannot help what Hitler did.

[@browngreen933]

Don't forget, it was Britain who declared war on Germany and Hitler made several subsequent peace offers and Hess even flew there to work things out. Just saying...

[@justanapple8510]

Did you know, the germans never conquered Almere!

[@HistoryHustle]

Lol