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Prior to the German invasion, the Dutch authorities registeredall church bells in the...

Prior to the German invasion, the Dutch authorities registered
all church bells in the Netherlands with an eye to melting them down
if necessary in the event of war

Full Transcript

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Prior to the German invasion,
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the Dutch authorities registered all church bells in the Netherlands
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with an eye to melting them down if necessary in the event of war.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:34
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...
It was partly thanks to this register - Occupied City 00:12
It was partly thanks to this register
Two thirds of those bells were melted down and turned into armaments. - Occupied City 00:06
Two thirds of those bells were melted down and turned into a...
There was a saying that 'When the bells are gone, the war is done', - Occupied City 00:13
There was a saying that 'When the bells are gone, the w...
On the night of the 4th of May 1945, - Occupied City 00:10
On the night of the 4th of May 1945,
Van Hardeveld, 21, was a messenger for the resistance. - Occupied City 00:06
Van Hardeveld, 21, was a messenger for the resistance.
She was cycling to the north of Amsterdam to pass on a message - Occupied City 00:08
She was cycling to the north of Amsterdam to pass on a messa...
Van Hardeveld was wearing a Red Cross uniform - Occupied City 00:07
Van Hardeveld was wearing a Red Cross uniform
Over her uniform, she had thrown a Dutch flag. - Occupied City 00:05
Over her uniform, she had thrown a Dutch flag.
Headquarters of the 2000 resistance group in 1945, - Occupied City 00:09
Headquarters of the 2000 resistance group in 1945,
After the couple's son Leo was caught with forged identity documents, - Occupied City 00:12
After the couple's son Leo was caught with forged ident...
Each member of the 2000 group had their own code number - Occupied City 00:07
Each member of the 2000 group had their own code number
The "key" for the register was hidden beneath the entrance to the office. - Occupied City 00:06
The "key" for the register was hidden beneath the ...
It was imperative that this key didn't fall into the hands of the SD, - Occupied City 00:11
It was imperative that this key didn't fall into the ha...
In the ensuing gunfight, SS Hauptscharführer Ernst Wehner, - Occupied City 00:10
In the ensuing gunfight, SS Hauptscharführer Ernst Wehner,
The SD retaliated by executing 30 prisoners - Occupied City 00:10
The SD retaliated by executing 30 prisoners
The Germans gathered passers-by and people who lived around the park - Occupied City 00:08
The Germans gathered passers-by and people who lived around ...
Anyone who averted their eyes - Occupied City 00:08
Anyone who averted their eyes
The bodies fell onto the mountain of rubbish - Occupied City 00:10
The bodies fell onto the mountain of rubbish
A few days later, - Occupied City 00:06
A few days later,
VOICE-OVER: Jacoba van Tongeren, the leader of the 2000 group, - Occupied City 00:10
VOICE-OVER: Jacoba van Tongeren, the leader of the 2000 grou...