It was when the failure of these frst men was realized by the Germart Command that recourse was had. a violation of the conduct. of war which must have been -extvemely well prepared in advance, Thousands of armed men were dropped at night dressed as postmen, railway men, nurses and even eleritymen—men who proceeded to kill without the slight-discrimination. Civilian " men, women and children were murdered, fandl a state of chaos created in which was' impossible to. tell. who was friend or foe.
One of the most despicable tricky was the dropping of vast numbers of young men and women who had been eared for and brought up in Holland during and after the Great War and who wont back to the homes which they ad been. succoured, and then guided the parachutists 10 wir main objectives, as well as king part in the carnage upon me nocent people. A tunnel had been dug from. the German Legation is the Hague and would have had ted the General Head Quarters of the Netherlands Army had it, not been for an old thick wall, "Thus. the Germans", says the speaker, "who dare acetise us of breach of net tality, were occupied in. peacetime!
Despite this callous trickery und subterfuge, the Netherlands "army fought with the utmost determination and bravery, holding the main tines of defense as long as possible, in Mieting tremendous casualties "and finally withdrawing behind the main "waterline", The wholesale destrue~ tion of the main cities was thereupon threatened by the inhunian enemy, similar to that of Rotterdam in order who made their way to England after an eventful trip across the York, Vancouver and the Far East, the informant said he was. particu: larly struck by the high morale of the whole people and their grim determination to carry on the war until Hitlerism has been crushed and freedom restored to the small trod-"Hitler cannot lishmen are asking why Hiller has: not attempted. his. invasion before. He has boasted about it: has. had plenty of time to launch it since the capitulation of France, but he atin hangs back. "People are asking 'Way'
"What I would like to emphasize most is the grateful thanks of the Netherlands people to Britain for the ind treatment accorded the refugees and specially. for taking our who is thus free to lead the Nether lands Empire in its ight {or {reedom, Is. most Important that we should be able to hear our beloved Queen, speaking to us over the radio from safe retreat among our British attics in whose final trumph we have Such' confidence. "Netherlanders have mich to contribute to the common cause, and so long as Queen Wile helm ina relgos over our Empire we shall contribute all that she asks "No one can be in England in these" days without "realizing the complete unity of the people to sce this struggle through to the end, and the only end which will be consider-fed an end is the defeat of the authors fof the cruel terrorism visited. upon Innocent nations."
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