Join historian Ted Barris and be a part of history! It’s Merit’s Dutch Liberation Tour 2020, commemorating the 75th anniversary of Canada’s role in securing victory over Germany’s occupation army and liberating the citizens of the Netherlands.
The tour includes visits to historic sites and attendance at commemorative events, including: “Bridge Too Far” site at Arnhem, National Liberation Museum and cemetery at Groesbeek, participation in Holland’s annual “Silent March,” attending Canadian commemorations of the surrender at Wageningen,travelling to Walcheren Island where Canadians completed the liberation of the Scheldt Estuary, and joining annual VE Day festivities at Apeldoorn… with lodgings in Amsterdam.
It’s a springtime journey when tulips bloom and the Dutch pay homage to their Canadian liberators. For more detail, go to:
