In the evening of 4 May the illegal radio reports that Norway, Denmark and Holland are set free.
The inhabitants of Utrecht are overjoyed and run into the streets.
The commander of the German troops however, doesn’t accept the capitulation and the Utrecht inhabitants are again chased into their houses. The German soldiers continue shooting.
Finally on 7 May the Canadian and British troops entered Utrecht from the direction of De Bilt.
It is the English 49th West-Riding Reconnaissance Corps Regiment “Polar Bears” under command of the Canadian Arm.
They are called Polar Bears since they were trained in Iceland. More about them next year on this blog :(.
The memorial stone, placed against the wall of Maliebaan 55 on 6 February 1947, makes the remembrance of this day lively.
(artist: Willem van Kuilenburg)
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