Chronology of World War II

Tuesday, September 5


LSTs Unloading Directly onto Trucks


LSTs Unloading Directly onto Trucks
German soldiers are loading their belongings in a truck at the Centraal Station in Amsterdam on September 5, 1944. This day marked the alleged surrender of Germany forces because allied forces were approaching. Panic breaks out among the German military and NSB nazi symphatizers. A large number of them evacuated to the East of the country in confiscated transportation vehicles. It took till May 7, 1945 before Canadian troops liberated Amsterdam