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In April 1945, 4.5 million Dutch people were dying from starvation. 500 people died every single day. The German army held six provinces. Traditional military strategy demanded a brutal assault that would kill 60,000 Allied soldiers and countless civilians. But one Canadian general chose a path no one had ever tried before.
This is the incredible true story of how the Netherlands was liberated in just 72 hours without firing a single shot. Discover how Lieutenant General Charles Foulkes and German General Johannes Blaskowitz did the impossible: they negotiated peace while their armies still faced each other with loaded weapons.
This documentary reveals: • How Operation Manna dropped 11,000 tons of food over enemy territory without a single plane shot down • Why German commanders chose humanity over Hitler's orders to fight to the death • The 72-hour period that saved 100,000 Dutch lives from starvation • How 120,000 German soldiers surrendered peacefully in the largest bloodless capitulation of WW2 • The eternal bond between Canada and Netherlands that continues 80 years later • Why this peaceful liberation changed modern military strategy forever
While 160,000 people died fighting for Berlin in the same week, the Netherlands was freed without adding a single casualty. This is the war nobody fought—the miracle that proved even enemies can choose wisdom over warfare.
Watch to discover the most inspiring untold story from World War 2.