​The Liberation of Netherlands linked all the way back to 1940, when the Germans first invaded Netherlands. When the Dutch resisted the German army, the Germans threatened to bomb Rotterdam- the second largest city in the Netherlands.

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Although Dutch surrendered, Rotterdam was still bombed very heavily. From 1940-1944 the Germans controlled the Netherlands. The Dutch men were forced to do hard labor in German factories that had been setup in the Netherlands and more than 18,000 Dutch had starved to death while majority of the population had malnutrition.

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One of the main causes of Liberation of Netherlands was on June 6, 1944, which was the best known and very successful D-Day. (A D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated.)

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The Allies attacked the beaches in France and had defeated the German fronts on the way to Netherlands. This was the beginning to The Battle of Netherlands. In the middle of this battle were the Canadian troops, who did most of the damage.

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At the end of the battle German troops were surrounded and decided to lay down their arms and surrender, on May 5, 1945.