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How a railway strike led to the Hunger Winter

How a railway strike led to the Hunger Winter

On September 17, 1944, approximately 30,000 Dutch railway employees went on strike and went into hiding to resist the German occupation. This action triggered a chain reaction that eventually led to the Dutch famine known as the Hongerwinter.

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