How Did the Hollanders Fare Under the Nazi Occupation
A Dutch letter from Overveen, Netherlands, recounts life under German rule. It details shortages, rationing, and cold, the loss of goods and privacy, underground radio Lore, and risk from occupiers. The writer describes hunger, theft, and sabotage, the brutal crackdown on resistance, and eventual liberation by Canadian forces bringing relief and renewed hope.
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Mos
David W. Wilkes
Knoxville
Towa
D.G.A. “Kleeman
Overveen
Netherlands
Holland
Mr. Kleeman
Perth
D.G.A. Kleeman
Buchenwalde
Dachau
North Holland
Hagne
Bloemendant
Haarlem
Rman
Nethlands
Gailden
Ymuiden
Germany
Hague
Reich
Moffen
Groningen
Groninger
Sister
Underground
Duiken
Haa Jem
Casa Nova
Vogelenzang
Zuiderzee
Belgium
South Holland
Open Letter from James Holland to Ag Secretary Anderson
James Holland of Pleasantville writes to Clinton Anderson, newly named Secretary of Agriculture, praising the AAA and urging continued support. He recalls Depression era hardships, WWII farm programs, soil conservation, mass fertilizer distribution, and the Ever Normal Granary, arguing a strong AAA benefits farmers, towns, and national food security.
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James Holland
Clinton Anderson
Pleasantville
Secreary of Agriculture
Marion County Aaa
Mr. C. Anderson
Washington
AAA
Middle West
Marion County
Liv
Pearl Harbor
Town State College
CCG
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