An aerial view of flooded areas around the small town of Oud-Loosdrecht, Holland.
Photograph | Photograph Number: 78927
- Date
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Circa 1944
- Locale
- The Netherlands
- Variant Locale
- Holland
- Photo Designation
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LIBERATION -- The Netherlands
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Ron Leidelmeyer
An aerial view of flooded areas around the small town of Oud-Loosdrecht, Holland.
Original caption reads: "Twelve hundred persons died of starvation in Amsterdam, Holland, when the Germans destroyed the country's dikes and flooded Dutch farms with sea water. Before the Allies liberated the Low Countries, American Military authorities sent more than 2150 B-17 Flying Fortresses to drop 2500 tons of food to the starving population. When the Germans were pushed back land vehicles and ships rushed food to Holland reducing and finally checking the deaths. This is an airview of flooded areas around the small town of Oud-Loosdrecht, Holland".
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Record last modified: 2015-05-07 00:00:00
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