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Gerrit Ruys's other son Herman
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Gerrit Ruys's other son Herman had already been arrestedtwo years earlier

Gerrit Ruys's other son Herman had already been arrested
two years earlier

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Gerrit Ruys's other son Herman
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had already been arrested two years earlier.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:04
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Family Affair Films,Lammas Park,VPRO,Regency Enterprises,A24,Film4 Productions

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Movie Summary

The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's...
Gerrit Ruys died at Sandbostel concentration camp. - Occupied City 00:05
Gerrit Ruys died at Sandbostel concentration camp.
His wife, Johanna Ruys-Bavinck, was also arrested - Occupied City 00:09
His wife, Johanna Ruys-Bavinck, was also arrested
Amsterdam, the 15th of May 1940. - Occupied City 00:05
Amsterdam, the 15th of May 1940.
German troops approached Amsterdam from the east - Occupied City 00:14
German troops approached Amsterdam from the east
The Dutch army had capitulated after the Germans bombarded Rotterdam - Occupied City 00:09
The Dutch army had capitulated after the Germans bombarded R...
The Netherlands initially had tried to stay neutral, - Occupied City 00:12
The Netherlands initially had tried to stay neutral,
The Dutch queen, Wilhelmina, and her cabinet fled to London. - Occupied City 00:06
The Dutch queen, Wilhelmina, and her cabinet fled to London.
In 1940 around 800,000 people lived in Amsterdam, - Occupied City 00:10
In 1940 around 800,000 people lived in Amsterdam,
The Nazis considered most other Dutch people - Occupied City 00:11
The Nazis considered most other Dutch people
They found a substantial group of supporters in the capital. - Occupied City 00:05
They found a substantial group of supporters in the capital.
The Dutch Nazi party, the NSB, got almost 30,000 votes - Occupied City 00:10
The Dutch Nazi party, the NSB, got almost 30,000 votes
One of the first measures the Germans took - Occupied City 00:10
One of the first measures the Germans took
From the Berlage bridge - Occupied City 00:07
From the Berlage bridge
The city had to provide housing for all Germans, - Occupied City 00:07
The city had to provide housing for all Germans,
Soon a civic administration was installed in the Netherlands. - Occupied City 00:05
Soon a civic administration was installed in the Netherlands...
The Germans began to replace all Dutch organisations - Occupied City 00:10
The Germans began to replace all Dutch organisations
He press was brought under German control - Occupied City 00:07
He press was brought under German control
On that first day of the occupation of Amsterdam, - Occupied City 00:15
On that first day of the occupation of Amsterdam,
Tiedemann answered cryptically: - Occupied City 00:08
Tiedemann answered cryptically:
Museumplein, then called the grounds of the Ice-Skating Club. - Occupied City 00:06
Museumplein, then called the grounds of the Ice-Skating Club...