The Secret Armies of the Low Countries

Overview

Focusing on the plight of the Dutch people, this episode examines the resistance which confronted the Germans during their occupation of Holland. In a regime where distributing anti-Nazi leaflets carried the same punishment as being found with a gun, the men and woman of Holland showed extraordinary bravery as they sought to regain their independence. Featuring interviews with surviving resistance fighters as well as rare archive footage and dramatised reconstructions, this programme explores the stories of individuals and a nation that refused to succumb to fear.