Is there some truth to the "Scheveningen" test which was allegedly used to find German spies in the Netherlands during WWII? When I was learning ...

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Anecdotal evidence exists of the name Scheveningen being used as a shibboleth during World War II to identify German spies: they would pronounce the initial ...

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The Hague became a center of German rule, experienced devastation, Jewish deportation, and a famine. The city was liberated on May 8, 1945.

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The Oranjehotel was a WWII detention center for Dutch resistance fighters, now a memorial with authentic cells, personal stories, and the 'Gate of Sighs'.

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The Oranjehotel was a Nazi prison during WWII where over 25,000 people were detained. It is now a National Monument and commemorative center.

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Traditional prisons were also heavily used—notably Scheveningen prison, which had a German-built block for political prisoners. 28,000 were held there ...

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The Atlantikwall Museum is at Badhuisweg 119-133, 2587 CE The Hague, open Sundays April-Oct 11AM-3PM. It features original WWII bunkers, including a command ...

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These haunting photos show 16-year-old German soldier Hans-Georg Henke moments after his capture by the U.S. 9th Army on April 3rd, 1945, in the ...

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The Oranjehotel was the nickname for the Scheveningen prison during WW2. More than 25000 people were imprisoned here between 1940 and 1945 ...

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