Radio Free Orange Turntable

1940/1945

Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei
Amsterdam, Netherlands

The 28th of July 1940: ‘This is Radio Oranje, the voice of the Netherlands at war’.Thousands of the Dutch were glued to their radios for the initial broadcast of Radio Oranje (Radio Free Orange). After having fled to England, Queen Wilhelmina addressed the Dutch nation from London for the first time.

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Title: Radio Free Orange Turntable
Date: 1940/1945
Location: Overloon
Physical Dimensions: h 40 cm x w 82 cm
Provenance: From the collection of the Overloon War Museum
External Link: More information and (historical) photos, http://www.tweedewereldoorlog.nl/100voorwerpen/voorwerp/draaitafel-radio-oranje/
Provenance Link: http://www.oorlogsmuseum.nl/nl

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