In the Netherlands the final winter of German occupation is known as the Hunger Winter. While the Nazis confiscated just about anything in the country in the sense of food, metal and fuel, the Dutch were left to starve. People used the wooden planks in between tram trails to heat their homes, and would quite literally eat anything to help against the widespread starvation in the cities.
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In the Netherlands the final winter of German occupation is known as the Hunger Winter. While the Nazis confiscated just about anything in the country in the sense of food, metal and fuel, the Dutch were left to starve. People used the wooden planks in between tram trails to heat their homes, and would quite literally eat anything to help against the widespread starvation in the cities.
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