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The Netherlands initiallyhad tried to stay neutral, like it wasduring the First World War,...

The Netherlands initially
had tried to stay neutral, like it was
during the First World War, but the country was attacked
by the German army at the same time
as Belgium and France

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The Netherlands initially had tried to stay neutral,
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like it was during the First World War,
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but the country was attacked by the German army
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at the same time as Belgium and France.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:01
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...
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...
This was where the NSB blackshirts marched, - Occupied City 00:16
This was where the NSB blackshirts marched,
The villas on the east side of the square became the headquarters - Occupied City 00:09
The villas on the east side of the square became the headqua...
Next to the Concertgebouw - Occupied City 00:07
Next to the Concertgebouw
In 1943, - Occupied City 00:12
In 1943,
After D-Day, the allied invasion in Normandy in June 1944, - Occupied City 00:19
After D-Day, the allied invasion in Normandy in June 1944,
It wasn't until 1953 that the German bunkers were blown up. - Occupied City 00:06
It wasn't until 1953 that the German bunkers were blown...