https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/1c801d0e-36d3-435e-927d-c997fe5fe310 Made for an American audience to demonstrate Dutch resolve and Holland's value as an ally, HOLLAND CARRIES ON was released by the Instructional Films Division of I.T.&T. in 1945. Adapted from a Dutch documentary made by the Netherlands Government, the film looks at Holland in WWII and looks at its present and future. The film stresses that Holland's problem is not merely reconversion but a task of reconstruction. It suggests that the Dutch dike building tradition carried on into the Dutch war experience and that the Dutch "never lost faith and carried on in Dutch tradition." The film features images of modern Holland including highways, electric trains and an airport where KLM DC-3 planes are seen (2:25). At 5:00 and onward, scenes are shown of dike building and the famous reclamation of land which shaped modern Holland. At 8:30, the film looks at the German invasion of Holland in 1940, and shows a brief history of the nation under Nazi domination. Queen Wilhemina is seen going into exile, and Free Dutch Navy and shipping are seen participating in various war campaigns in Europe including at Sicily and Normandy (10:00). At 10:45, Free Dutch Air Force pilots are seen bombing war material plants in Holland. At 12:15, the flooding of Holland by the retreating Germans is seen, and at 12:40 the parachute drop that was part of Operation Market-Garden is seen which liberated Arnhem and the Netherlands. The battle for the liberation of Holland is seen at 14:00 onward. At 16:00 the plight of the nation after the invasion is seen, with Dutch civilians living in shelters due to the loss of housing. The return of Queen Wilhelmina is seen at 17:00 onward, and the honored burial of martyrs to the nation is seen at 17:45. At 18:30, the rebuilding of the dikes is seen and the determination of the Dutch is reiterated. One reviewer has written, "The film portrays the hard-working, Dutch (“Hollanders”), who have over the years heroically claimed their country from the sea, built a strong economy, and entered the modern era – with one of those cheerful 1950’s narrator voices and triumphant marching music in the background. Themes of “sweat, toil and perseverance” are presented with a liberal sprinkling of words like “conquest” – pertaining, of course, to Dutch efforts to bring their country into the modern era. It attempts to build kinship with Americans – particularly Dutch-Americans – in the hopes that they will carry the message further. This section ends with a great line: “No other nation can look at a map and say, ‘This, we made with our own hands. What other people can farm where their ancestors once fished?'” Peaceful farm animals follow, bring up deep religious conviction, and peace-loving people..." Wilhelmina was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. Wilhelmina was the only child of King William III and his second wife Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont. She became heir presumptive to the Dutch throne, after her half brother and great uncle had died, when she was 4 years old. She became queen when her father died, when she was 10 years old. As she was still a minor, her mother served as regent until Wilhelmina became 18 years old. In 1901, she married Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin with whom she had a daughter Juliana. She reigned for nearly 58 years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World War I and World War II, the economic crisis of 1933, and the decline of the Netherlands as a major colonial power. Outside the Netherlands she is primarily remembered for her role in World War II, in which she proved to be a great inspiration to the Dutch resistance. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCE7QVXFPxA Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:25:33 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/1c801d0e-36d3-435e-927d-c997fe5fe310 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.