how and when was Holland liberated if Operation Market Garden failed
2006-08-18 06:42:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Holland was liberated when the German's all retreated back in to Germany to defend the homeland in 1945.
2006-08-18 06:48:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It was not just the Canadians who liberated Holland! The army of Free Pland played in major role in the liberation of the south of the country. There is still a large military cemetery of Polish WWII veterans in the city of Breda.
The northern part of Holland wasn't liberated until after the winter of 1944/1945 and as a result many people were starving in the big cities in the west (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, etc.). This was the so called "Hongerwinter".
Allied forces continued to push the Germans back. They were mainly Canadians soldiers but they also came from the UK, Australia, the US and Poland.
In May 1945 the Germans officially surrendered but sporadic fighting continued in the Northern fringes of the country. Some of the islands and coastal towns in the north weren't liberated until early June 1945.
2006-08-19 02:24:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Holland was liberated by the Canadian army in 1945.
2006-08-18 22:17:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was not liberated until the end of the war when Germany surrendered to the allies.
2006-08-18 15:27:07 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋