The 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and V-E Day
In 1945, 175,000 Canadian soldiers took part in the campaign to liberate the Netherlands from occupying German forces.
Nazi occupation of Western Europe started in 1940 and lasted until early May, 1945; at which point the German Army officially surrendered.
The First Liberation75 Tulips Planted in Ottawa
Mark Cullen, planted Liberation75 tulip bulbs at Canada's military cemetery with the Canadian Tulip Festival, Veterans Affairs Canada & Frederieke Quispel from the Netherlands Embassy in Ottawa.