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Old 05-05-15, 20:48
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Originally Posted by Ron Pier View Post
Shortly afterwards, they had to leave again, and then the Germans opened fire on the jubilant crowd, killing some 20 people; sad, sad
Recent research showed more lives were lost in the first few days after the German surrender (5 - 8 May 1945) then we knew: in the Western part of the Netherlands there were at least 24 fatal shootings resulting in 114 Dutch and 42 Germans being killed.

Source: http://nos.nl/artikel/2033917-schiet...en-levens.html

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