Liberation of the Netherlands

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World War II campaign historical event military campaign

The Liberation of the Netherlands was the final phase of World War II in the country, when Allied forces freed Dutch territory from German occupation in 1944–1945.

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign → historical event → military campaign →
belligerent	Allied forces → Belgium → Canada → Czechoslovakia → France → Free Dutch forces → Poland → United Kingdom → United States →
commander	Bernard Montgomery → Charles Foulkes → Dwight D. Eisenhower → Guy Simonds → Harry Crerar → Johannes Blaskowitz →
commemoratedBy	Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) →
commemoratedOn	5 May →
conflict	World War II →
country	Netherlands →
dateOfSurrender	5 May 1945 →
endTime	May 1945 →
followedBy	post-war reconstruction of the Netherlands →
hasCause	German occupation of the Netherlands →
hasPart	liberation of the northern Netherlands → liberation of the southern Netherlands → liberation of the western Netherlands →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
location	German-occupied Netherlands →
mainParticipatingUnit	Dutch resistance → First Canadian Army → Polish 1st Armoured Division → Second British Army → U.S. 101st Airborne Division → U.S. 82nd Airborne Division →
opponent	German Army Group H → Nazi Germany → Wehrmacht →
partOf	Western Front of World War II →
placeOfSurrender	Wageningen NERFINISHED →
result	end of German occupation of the Netherlands → restoration of Dutch sovereignty →
significantEvent	Battle of the Scheldt → Hunger Winter → Operation Market Garden → Operation Plunder → Operation Veritable → food drops in Operation Chowhound → food drops in Operation Manna →
startTime	September 1944 →
surrenderedTo	Canadian First Army →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
21st Army Group → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division →	operation
First Canadian Army →	engagedIn
1st Canadian Division →	notableEngagement
Liberation of Belgium →	relatedTo
Western Front (World War II) →	result