A black and white photograph of two pilots playing with two Dutch children, 1945.
A black and white photograph of two pilots playing with two Dutch children, 1945.
Some of the reasons men and women chose to enlist in the war effort during the Second World War was the desire to protect their families and liberate other families – mainly the Dutch – from German rule. Under German occupation, the Dutch people suffered from a lack of food and medical care.
Despite the campaign costing the lives of many Canadian soldiers, many were happy to deliver food and supplies, such as these pilots who are pictured playing with two Dutch children.
While fighting and supplying Dutch families, nearly 2,000 soldiers met Dutch women who would later become war brides and immigrate to Canada after the war.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 43
A black and white photograph of two pilots playing with two Dutch children, 1945.
A black and white photograph of two pilots playing with two Dutch children, 1945.
Some of the reasons men and women chose to enlist in the war effort during the Second World War was the desire to protect their families and liberate other families – mainly the Dutch – from German rule. Under German occupation, the Dutch people suffered from a lack of food and medical care.
Despite the campaign costing the lives of many Canadian soldiers, many were happy to deliver food and supplies, such as these pilots who are pictured playing with two Dutch children.
While fighting and supplying Dutch families, nearly 2,000 soldiers met Dutch women who would later become war brides and immigrate to Canada after the war.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 43