From Memory to Remembrance Lecture Series
The Governor General delivered remarks on the importance of remembrance and the strong friendship between Canada and the Netherlands.
Thu, 10/16/2014 - 12:00 Sgt Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall GG2014-0357-014
This seminar is the first in a series of three in which Canadian and Dutch historians take us back to key moments in the Canadian military campaign that led to the capitulation of the German army in Wageningen, the Netherlands, on May 5, 1945.
Thu, 10/16/2014 - 12:00 Sgt Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall GG2014-0357-003
Organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Canadian War Museum, the lecture series pays tribute to all Canadian soldiers involved in the liberation of the Netherlands 70 years ago. Together with other allied forces, they fought bravely and many made the ultimate sacrifice.
Thu, 10/16/2014 - 12:00 Sgt Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall GG2014-0357-004
The first seminar of the From Memory to Remembrance lecture series took place at the Canadian War Museum, on October 16, 2014. On this occasion, His Excellency Cees Kole, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, delivered remarks.
Thu, 10/16/2014 - 12:00 Sgt Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall GG2014-0357-008
Ambassador Kole presented a commemorative lapel pin to the Governor General to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands during the Second World War.
Thu, 10/16/2014 - 12:00 Sgt Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall GG2014-0357-012