Dutch famine of 1944–1945
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Dutch famine of 1944–1945
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The Dutch famine of 1944–1945, also known as the Hunger Winter, was a famine that took place in the German-occupied Netherlands, especially in the densely populated western provinces north of the great rivers, during the relatively harsh winter of 1944–1945, near the end of World War II. A German blockade cut off food and fuel shipments from farm towns. Some 4.5 million were affected and survived thanks to soup kitchens. Loe de Jong (1914–2005), author of The Kingdom of the Netherlands During Wo
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A Widespread Famine in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands caused by the occupation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_famine_of_1944%E2%80%931945
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2003-06-12T18:06:44Z
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2024-09-11T13:10:08Z
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