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Execution site memorial at the Weteringplantsoen in Amsterdam, the Netherlands #49426255
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Bundles of flowers and a ribbon are placed around a memorial statue in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, honouring two important national holidays: May 4, Commemoration Day, and May 5, Liberation Day. The former commemorates victims of the Second World War and all subsequent wars; the latter celebrates the country's liberation on May 5, 1945, upon capitulation of the Nazi regime. This memorial commemorates a site where 30 Dutch resistance fighters were executed on March 12, 1945.
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