M1117 ASV Guardian. by vechtdalcollege
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Today, for us in Holland, it was memorial-day at the cemetery in Margraten.
We remembered the Allies, all those boys who liberated us from the Germans
in WWll. We are still very gratefull to the brave American soldiers which came
to us in 1945. Thanks to these boys, we are living here now in freedom.
Salute, Gerrit.
Comments (5)
T.Rex
Oh, wow! Another cool thing-a-majig vehicle. Great paint job on it! Looks like it's been through a real battle. Is it a Dutch vehicle (I don't recognize it - not seen it before)? Thanks for remembering the Allied boys from WWII and the liberation of Holland. Keep up the good work. More photos of this vehicle? :-)
SoulTaker
The nation was liberated largely by the First Canadian Army, which included in addition to Canadian forces the British I Corps, and the 1st Polish Armoured Division, as well as, at various times, American, Belgian, Dutch and Czechoslovak troops. Parts of the country, in particular the south-east, were liberated by the British Second Army, which included American and Polish airborne forces, (see Operation Market Garden) and French airbornes (see Operation Amherst). On 5 May 1945, the Canadian General Charles Foulkes and the German Commander-in-Chief Johannes Blaskowitz reached an agreement on the capitulation of German forces in the Netherlands in Hotel de Wereld in Wageningen. One day later, the capitulation document was signed in the auditorium of Wageningen University, located next door. what would we do with the good old US of A
vechtdalcollege
Thank you very much for this piece of history. Greetings Gerrit.
dr_bernie
Yeah! But the next time the SHTF in Europe, we will just let you sink to the bottom of the ocean! Here in the US, we have our own problems to deal with, so why should we care?
vechtdalcollege
President Bernie for the homo and lesbo marriage :-)))
radioham
My Father serve'd with the 8th British Army he still tells me about the things he saw and the way the German as an nation behave'd towards the people of the lands they took over....
vechtdalcollege
Respect man!! I can imagine that he can tell you great stories of that, the 8th army was very brave. Greetings, Gerrit.
Drakkendark
Very cool.