Five Brothers and a War

Operation Manna/Chowhound

According to plan, on May 2, the ground phase of bringing food in to western Holland began. Operation Faust was set up on time with 12 platoons (8 Canadian and 4 British), with thirty trucks apiece, each of which was loaded with 90 tons of food and medical supplies. In order to adhere to the agreed-upon schedule, another platoon had to move every half-hour from the Wageningen facility. Through this methodology, 1,000 tons were able to be delivered on time.

Canadian food convoy “moving” between Wageningen and Rhenan, May 3, 1945

A Dutch driver interacts with German soldiers, May 3, 1945—the last real day of the war in Holland. The last food truck on this route was delivered after the Germans surrendered— on May 10, exactly five years after the Germans invaded.

the war

Dutch Narration

Five Brothers and a War

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