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Polish soldiers also made an important contribution to the liberation of the Netherlands. The best known is probably the performance of the Polish paratroopers at Driel and Oosterbeek during Operation Market Garden. In addition, the 1st Polish Armoured Division was also active on Dutch territory. This film follows this division from Normandy to the liberation of Breda on 29 October 1944. The '1 Dywizja Pancerna' guarded a sector along the Maas during the winter and crossed the eastern Netherlands in the spring on its way to Germany. Credits: National Archives and Record Administration Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision Imperial War Museums Library and Archives Canada