# The Netherlands/Canadian War Heroes

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 5, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-netherlands-canadian-war-heroes/538405 "2010-05-05T14:32:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-netherlands-canadian-war-heroes/538405/21 "2010-05-06T21:36:05Z")

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Matthew Halton was one of the CBC’s war correspondents during World War II. Many of his radio dispatches from Europe are available on the CBC 's digital archives.

Here’s his report on May 5, 1945 - VE Day: [“Is It True?”](http://archives.cbc.ca/war_conflict/second_world_war/clips/11583/). At about 6 minutes in, he recounts witnessing the surrender of German troops in the Netherlands, by General Blaskowitz to a Canadian, [General Foulkes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Foulkes_(Canadian_Army_general)).

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**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-netherlands-canadian-war-heroes/538405/22 "2010-05-07T00:56:48Z")

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> [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](#):
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> We have a [Netherlands Carillon](http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2750813670046209414ZKeXny) in Vicoria, B.C. as well, donated by Dutch Canadians in british Columbia.

Well, heavenly days, I didn’t know that, and I live here.

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**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-netherlands-canadian-war-heroes/538405/23 "2010-05-07T03:35:41Z")

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> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> Especially that “Eyes RiGHT!” order, taking the salute! 🙂

I love that video. The boy is so serious (and has the arm-snapping salute and foot stamp just right) and the passing contingent treats him equally seriously.

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-netherlands-canadian-war-heroes/538405/24 "2010-05-07T04:23:02Z")

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There is also a Netherlands Carillon in London, Ontario,[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=18968](http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=18968)

It’s a few short blocks from my house, I walk my dog past it most days. This park is littered with war memorials actually, because this was a founding city for this country. Though it’s now a lovely park in the middle of the city, it was once the actual army base/British garrison, back in the day.

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