These Newly-Colorized Historical Photos Reveal Shocking Things

Dutch Resistance Fighters

These Dutch Resistance fighters were armed with confiscated German weapons following the Netherlands' liberation in 1944. The Dutch soldiers aided allies with "counterintelligence, domestic sabotage, and communications" to drive the Nazis out.

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