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Amsterdam - Important sites and monuments relating to the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam (1940-45).
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Anne Frank House - We start our tour outside the Anne Frank House and tell the story about the German attack and the Jewish refugees. (We do not visit the museum.)
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Statue of Multatuli - In the Raadhuisstraat and on the bridge over the Singel we see how Amsterdam has changed since the years after World War Two.
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Magna Plaza - Magna Plaza, now a Mall from a Swedish entrepreneur, was the postoffice of Amsterdam in World War Two. Dutch postmen were executed by the Germans.
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Nieuwe Kerk - There is a WW2 story about the street between the Royal Palace and the New Church, the Mozes en Aäronstraat.
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Dam Square - The Dam Square is the heart of Amsterdam and a lot of things happened there during the occupation. The shooting incident on May 7 1945, two days after the German surrender. Dutch volunteers were recruited here for the “crusade against Bolshevism”. Remembrance day May 4, and the story about the WW2-monument.
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Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam - Hotel The Grant was the City Hall in WW2, German Troops were welcomed by Dutch civil servants on May 15 1940.
- Guided tour
- Tea and coffee
- Private transportation
On this journey, we’ll explore significant sites in the city that had intricate roles in World War Two’s occupation and the oppression of Jews. Among other things, we will tour areas that relate to:
The German Forces’ arrival.
Dealing with the occupation and the Jewish sector.
The Jews’ oppression.
The protest action in February 1941.
The dynamics of collaboration and rebellion.
The ‘Famine Winter’ of 1944-1945.
The fatal gunfire at Dam Square on May 7, 1945.
Freedom brought by Canadian forces.
The casualties of war in The Netherlands.
- The tour is about 3 hours, we walk slowly.
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