Posted by JH
on 29/10/2009, 17:56:11, in reply to "Re: HRH Princess Margriet to open Liberation Museum in Zeeland"
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Thanks Jay,very interesting,and indeed,almost my text. 
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: Thanks. Fascinating to read. My grandfather
: taught school in Nieuwdorp.
:
: Zeeland Blog also has the announcement
: (Dutch) - nearly word for word of JH's text
: - of the opening and an interesting linked
: YouTube video from "Cineac Oud
: Sabbinge," about what happened during
: Liberation around Oud Sabbinge, a few km
: from Wolphaartsdijk, where my uncle was the
: village doctor!
:
:
: http://zeeland.blog.nl/muziek/algemeen/2009/10/04/prinses-margriet-opent-bevrijdingsmuseum-zeeland
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: The Princess will open the museum at
: Nieuwdorp,municipality of Borssele,tomorrow
: friday october 30th.
:
: The Battle of the Schelde is at the center
: of the museum.This forgotten battle,which
: took place between
: september and november 1944,had large parts
: of Walcheren inundated at the cost of a
: great many casualties,
: both military and civilians.
:
: The battle was a key to the liberation of
: The Netherlands and the end of WWII.
:
: The Princess will open the museum as it is
: now 65 years ago that the province of
: Zeeland was liberated.
: TE the ambassadors of Canada,Great
: Britain,Norway and France as well as
: veterans will be in attendance.
:
: http://www.museuminfatuate.nl/
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