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Jacques Grootkerk and members of the Princess Irene Brigade of Dutch Free Forces rides in a military vehicle in the liberation parade in Amsterdam.

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    Jacques Grootkerk and members of the Princess Irene Brigade of Dutch Free Forces rides in a military vehicle in the liberation parade in Amsterdam.
    Jacques Grootkerk and members of the Princess Irene Brigade of Dutch Free Forces rides in a military vehicle in the liberation parade in Amsterdam.

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    Jacques Grootkerk and members of the Princess Irene Brigade of Dutch Free Forces rides in a military vehicle in the liberation parade in Amsterdam.
    Date
    May 1945
    Locale
    Amsterdam, [North Holland] The Netherlands
    Photo Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Paul Grootkerk

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    Photo Source
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Provenance: Paul Grootkerk
    Source Record ID: Collections: 1993.39.1

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    Photo Designation
    LIBERATION -- The Netherlands

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    Biography
    Jacques and Hedi Grootkerk were a Dutch Jewish couple who married in Amsterdam in 1940. After the German invasion Jacques fled to France, where he was supposed to meet his wife. With the German advance into France, Jacques continued on to Spain, while Hedi left for England. In Spain, Jacques joined the Princess Irene Bridgade of the Dutch Free Forces. The brigade fought its way from Normandy to Holland. In april 1945 Jacques was reunited with his wife in Paris.
    Record last modified:
    2001-08-16 00:00:00
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