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Liberation of Holland. Ducks carrying Allied supplies on the inundated main road from Nijmegen to Cleve. The high waters are gradually subsiding from the roads flooded by the Germans in their retreat across the Rhine.

German grave mark fields of Holland. Some of the graves of German soldiers who fell during the Allied offensive which resulted in the liberation of Nijmegen, Holland, and the capture of the vital bridge there September 20, 1944.

'Dutch draw new rations. New ration coupons are distributed to Dutch civilians who lost their original books when the Nazis bombed Nijmegen following the liberation of the city by British and American forces.' Het distributieapparaat had ten doel schaarse artikelen rechtvaardig onder de bevolking te verdelen. Iedere Nederlander had een distributiestamkaart waarmee distributiebonnen verkrijgbaar waren. ...

Black Watch, Canadian soldier, Robert Birkett op achterzijde foto: Robert Arnold Birkett - 21 years (photo taken ± 1946) born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1925. Joined The Black Watch in 1944. Took part in the liberatin of Holland with Canada's 1st Battalion in 1944-1945. .Participated in the liberation of Nijmegen, Arnhem and Groesbeek. Returned to Holland with his wife Kathleen in 1980 to celebrate ...

“ This souvenir album is intended as a pictorial record of the progress of the 16 Forward Trailer Section R.A.O.C. from the period of its mobilization in January 1944 until its arrival at Deventer in June 1945” First Canadian Army, British Liberation Army. 16 Forward Trailer Section, R.A.O.C. Foto’s zijn zowel van een professionele fotograaf als van amateurs. Het album is een cadeau van een Canadese ...