Hundreds of Engelandvaarders took various routes from occupied Netherlands to Britain to fight in second world war
They travelled over land and water, braving the North Sea, trekking across the Pyrenees or fleeing north through Sweden to reach Britain and join the fight against the Nazis.
“They went with very different routes from the occupied Netherlands, Belgium or France to England,” said the project’s leader, Pepijn Lucker. “In the Netherlands we have the idea that they had a boat and went straight over the North Sea, but that was actually a very small percentage, less than 10%.
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