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Hollandse IJssel river, South Holland

Black Book — Netherlands

Scene

Opening scene — a boat of Jewish refugees attempting to escape through the river network is ambushed by German soldiers.

History

Escape networks funnelling Jews and Allied airmen through the Netherlands were frequently betrayed. The Dutch resistance was riddled with informers, and the Germans ran sophisticated counter-intelligence operations. Many escape groups were secretly run by the Germans — the Englandspiel operation captured 54 SOE agents this way.

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