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Occupation

Episode 18 of 26

In 1940, the Germans strike against Holland, a country which has a strong indigenous Nazi movement but also liberal traditions and a courageous trade union movement.

The acclaimed documentary series about the Second World War. In May 1940, the Germans strike against Holland, a neutral country which has a strong indigenous Nazi movement, but also liberal traditions and a courageous trade union movement.

Although at first most carry on with their lives, the country and its people are exposed to the full panoply of Nazi propaganda and terror, and eventually, of the country's 140,000 Jews, only 36,000 survive.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 13 Mar 2015 13:50

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Role Contributor
Presenter Laurence Olivier
Director Michael Darlow
Producer Jeremy Isaacs
Writer Charles Bloomberg

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