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Engelandvaarder's canoe
1941
Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei
Amsterdam, Netherlands
During the war around 1700 Dutch men and women who tried to reach freedom in England, over land or by sea, were given the honorary name: Engelandvaarders (Lit. England-farers). They hoped to actively take part in the Allied struggle against the Germans. Two brothers, Henri and Willem Peteri, managed to escape from the occupied Netherlands in this canoe.
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Details
- Title: Engelandvaarder's canoe
- Date: 1941
- Location: Katwijk
- Physical Dimensions: h 50 cm x w 460 cm
- Provenance: From the private collection of the Peteri family
- External Link: More information and (historical) photos, http://www.tweedewereldoorlog.nl/100voorwerpen/voorwerp/kano-engelandvaarders/
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