The Netherlands Celebrating Liberation after WW2

Restaurated and Colorized excerpts from a Canadian newsreel showing recordings after the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945. People celebrate on the street. Collaborators and Dutch women who had relationships with men of the German occupying force, called "Moffenmeiden" were abused and humiliated in public, usually by having their heads shaved and painted orange

Background on the liberation: After crossing the Rhine at Wesel and Rees, Canadian, British and Polish forces entered the Netherlands from the east, liberated the eastern and northern provinces. Notable battles during this movement are the battle of Groningen and the battle of Otterlo, both in April 1945.
The western provinces, where the situation was worst, however, had to wait until the surrender of German forces in the Netherlands was negotiated on the eve of 5 May 1945 (three days before the general capitulation of Germany), in the Hotel de Wereld in Wageningen. Previously the Swedish Red Cross had been allowed to provide relief efforts, and Allied forces were allowed to airdrop food over the German-occupied territories in Operation Manna

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[y.p.]

It's always easy to switch sides and start to degrade and humiliate others, but wait until you find yourself on the wrong side.

[TheEnginator]

Let me guess, those are the brave men who surrendered their country to the enemy within 5 days and later fed the enemy soldiers well for four years.

[incongra]

Do we need the fake sound track? - it's historic footage

[thnboxw]

My grandfather was a British soldier during the liberation. He cried at the sight of young girls being abused. He was told by officers not to get involved as it was a civilian matter. We were fighting for better morals than

[Tarkifty]

The same revenge happened in France in 1944. My country. We can be shocked by the fate reserved for women. Actions that take us back to the Middle Ages but, can we judge the people of that era with our today's eyes?
We suffered so much from the Nazi occupation and Holland even more than others.
Last country in Europe to be liberated and which was starved by the Germans in retaliation for the uprising of the population at the approach of the allies. Thousands of children have died.
The hatred of collaborators is understandable.

[ralfprior]

As a german, my heart is full of pain for the people in The Netherlands and especially for this young Dutch ladies. The ocupation of The Netherlands and France was a very dark chapter in our history. Because both nations are very close relatives in the common history since the days of Roman Empire. Especially the Dutch are our „brothers and sisters“ because of century of common neighborhood, common culture and nearly the same (frisian and north-german) language. Nazi-Germany not only had conquered these countries, but also suppressed the french, belgian and Dutch population with collaboration in police, army regiments, some french and dutch SS-legions, with forced labour too. What an cruel exploitation! So we have to understand the massive anger of these people and their revenge on the poor ladies, who often acted with german occupants because of great need for their families and children. What a wonderful gift of these nations 🇳🇱 🇫🇷 🇧🇪, that we now are together nations of very good neighbors, allies, partners and friends. I love these three beautiful countries in the west of Germany, the people there have a special place in my heart. And many Germans feel the same! ❤
Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland 🇩🇪 🥰

[toolsey]

The Police in the film are particularly loathsome after helping the Germans throughout the occupied

[higherground]

They were not raped or shot, just humiliated for their actions during the war by collaborating with the Germans, most would get over it, grow their hair back, maybe move and get on with their lives, unlike many of their countrymen that fought for liberation so bravely and died. No sympathy from me

[vwfgicu]

Капитулировали, а женщины были виноваты.

[tnnrhmu]

My grandma told me she saw the girls not only getting shaved but also getting tarred with peck and feathers for sleeping with nazisoldiers. Truly it was the age of

[toolsey]

It’s a pity the Netherlands didn’t fight for their country in 1940 instead of chucking it after 5 days, those men abusing girls weren’t so tough when it came to fighting Germans, disgraceful, my father and Uncles were in all thru the war and didn’t think much of any of the Europeans .
My father at Dunkirk and later at D day RIP never pushed women about .

[daidavies]

Fun Fact… In 1945 13 Men who were the instigators for shaving and shaming were found Murdered over a period of 3 years, By the very Women they tried and shamed, Most of these Women were not given much of a choice by German soldiers and slept with them in order to survive, 12 Women in 1979 came forward and admitted they Killed those Men, To a reporter for the Times Newspaper, The Times never gave them up and the Police never did Find out who they were, 2021 The Times Newspaper revealed who they all were when the last survivor died,

[nikolairomanoff]

Perpetrators and collaborators are the worst

[danielbauernfeind]

Super Nation. Queen and Government flew to England. And poor woman which looked for food for their kids where the "conspirators"

[izzyveleaguez]

It’s a shameful i says whoever what’s men’s did to young girl’s and women’s who suffered twice first when the germans came and when they left, srry!

[dbptvrl]

Do we need the colorization and distortion?- it's historic footage.

[Capochin]

Cowardly men suddenly brave enough to attack young girls once their overlords had left.

[friedrichruff]

I am German, born after the war. Revenge and justice are two different things. Revenge has to do with feelings, justice has to do with spirit and intelligence, culture and social behavior. What happened was revenge by the mob. It would have been better for everyone if the justice system had dealt with the traitors and collaborators. In France it was exactly the same. Today, cracks still run through the societies of Europe, on the one hand because of the collaboration with the Nazis and on the other hand because of the revenge that was taken without a judge and without a sentence. I hope that one day the Dutch and the French will do their homework, just like the Germans did their homework.

[bair]

Only they could. Fight against women...

[Godofawesome]

the men and women arrested by the Dutch resistance and police were collaborators. during Nazi occupation, countless atrocities were committed on the people and many more suffered because collaborators sold people out for both desperation and also their own personal gain. but for whatever the reason, either because they wanted food or money they needed or for positions of power and comfort to relish in, people suffered and died for many of the collaborators actions. and being publicly shamed and humiliated and nothing compared to the horrible actions committed by the Nazis through information given to them by the collaborators. although many would later face trial for treason afterwards