Table of Contents
48 relations: Allies of World War II, Annecy, Antwerp, Barbed wire, Belgium, Belgium–Netherlands border, Bram van der Stok, Brussels, Committee for the Defence of Jews, Courier, Deportation, Dutch nationality law, Dutch-Paris line, Engelandvaarder, Export, Forced labour under German rule during World War II, France, Franciska, Geneva, Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, Haute-Savoie, History of the Jews in the Netherlands, Import, Internment, Johan Hendrik Weidner, Liberation of Belgium, Lyon, Microform, Milice, Nazism, Netherlands, Netherlands in World War II, Order of Orange-Nassau, Paris, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Pseudonym, Pyrenees, Resistance during World War II, Resistance Medal, Rotterdam, Smuggling, Spain, Switzerland, Toulouse, Vichy, Vichy France, World War I, World War II.
Allies of World War II
The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.
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Annecy
Annecy is the prefecture and largest town of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France.
Antwerp
Antwerp (Antwerpen; Anvers) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
Barbed wire
Roll of modern agricultural barbed wire Barbed wire, also known as barb wire, is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands.
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Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.
Belgium–Netherlands border
The Belgium–Netherlands border separates Belgium and the Netherlands and is long.
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Bram van der Stok
Bram van der Stok, (13 October 1915 – 8 February 1993), also known as Bob van der Stok, was a World War II fighter pilot and flying ace, and is the most decorated aviator in Dutch history.
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Brussels
Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.
Committee for the Defence of Jews
The Committee for the Defence of Jews (Comité de Défense des Juifs, or CDJ; Joods Verdedigingscomiteit, JVD) was a group within the Belgian Resistance, affiliated to the Front de l'Indépendance, founded by the Jewish Communist Hertz Jospa and his wife Have Groisman (Yvonne Jospa) of Solidarité juive in September 1942.
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Courier
A courier is a person or organization that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person.
Deportation
Deportation is the expulsion of a person or group of people from a territory.
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Dutch nationality law
Dutch nationality law details the conditions by which a person holds Dutch nationality.
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Dutch-Paris line
Dutch-Paris escape line was a resistance network during World War II with ties to the Dutch, Belgian and French Resistance.
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Engelandvaarder
Engelandvaarder (literally translated as "England sailer") was the term given during the Second World War to men and women who attempted to escape from the Netherlands across over 100 miles of the North Sea to reach England and freedom.
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Export
An export in international trade is a good produced in one country that is sold into another country or a service provided in one country for a national or resident of another country.
Forced labour under German rule during World War II
The use of slave and forced labour in Nazi Germany (Zwangsarbeit) and throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II took place on an unprecedented scale.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
Franciska
Franciska is a given name.
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Geneva
Geneva (Genève)Genf; Ginevra; Genevra.
Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart
Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (19 March 1901 – 8 July 1956) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and journalist.
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Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy.
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History of the Jews in the Netherlands
The history of the Jews in the Netherlands largely dates to the late 16th century and 17th century, when Sephardic Jews from Portugal and Spain began to settle in Amsterdam and a few other Dutch cities, because the Netherlands was an unusual center of religious tolerance.
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Import
An importer is the receiving country in an export from the sending country.
Internment
Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges.
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Johan Hendrik Weidner
Johan Hendrik Weidner (October 22, 1912, Brussels, Belgium - May 21, 1994, Monterey Park, California, United States) was a highly decorated Dutch hero of World War II.
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Liberation of Belgium
The Liberation of Belgium from German occupation began on 2 September 1944 when Allied forces entered the province of Hainaut and was completed on 4 February 1945 with the liberation of the village of Krewinkel.
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Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: Liyon), formerly spelled in English as Lyons, is the second largest city of France by urban area It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, northeast of Saint-Étienne.
Microform
A microform is a scaled-down reproduction of a document, typically either photographic film or paper, made for the purposes of transmission, storage, reading, and printing.
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Milice
The Milice française (French Militia), generally called la Milice, was a political paramilitary organization created on 30 January 1943 by the Vichy régime (with German aid) to help fight against the French Resistance during World War II.
Nazism
Nazism, formally National Socialism (NS; Nationalsozialismus), is the far-right totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany.
Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
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Netherlands in World War II
Despite Dutch neutrality, Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 as part of Fall Gelb (Case Yellow).
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Order of Orange-Nassau
The Order of Orange-Nassau (Orde van Oranje-Nassau) is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands.
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal.
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Pseudonym
A pseudonym or alias is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym).
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Pyrenees
The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain.
Resistance during World War II
During World War II, resistance movements operated in German-occupied Europe by a variety of means, ranging from non-cooperation to propaganda, hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns.
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Resistance Medal
The Resistance Medal (Médaille de la Résistance) was a decoration bestowed by the French Committee of National Liberation, based in the United Kingdom, during World War II.
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Rotterdam
Rotterdam (lit. "The Dam on the River Rotte") is the second-largest city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam.
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Smuggling
Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.
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Spain
Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.
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Toulouse
Toulouse (Tolosa) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania.
Vichy
Vichy (Vichèi) is a city in the Allier department in central France.
Vichy France
Vichy France (Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State (État français), was the French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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