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From the beginning of his journey through Holland, many Dutch citizens provided great assistance to Mr. MacLean, and others in similar situations. They did so at the risk of being caught by occupying German forces and being executed. He pays tribute to their courage and kindness.
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Interviewer: What would have happened to those Dutch people that helped you in the escape?
Well if they were cold, caught cold, they would have been shot on the spot perhaps. And if they had been arrested, they would have been tried and condemned to death for assisting a German enemy, an enemy of the Germans.
Interviewer: So not withstanding that, they decided to help you?
The occupied people were magnificent in that way. They would put their life on the line just for, to make you a little more comfortable or get you some food or something. Time after time and not just a few people, a whole lot of people did this. And unfortunately of the people who helped me three of them were arrested and tried and executed by a firing squad. I always was thankful that none of them were caught helping me. But that’s very little comfort actually because they were fine, fine people.