The 5th of September 1944 is remembered in the Netherlands as 'Dolle Dinsdag' (Mad Tuesday). On this date, it was announced that allied forces were entering into the country, causing euphoria among the occupied Dutch. However the German forces panicked, and quickly retreated, taking anything they could with them. Their bounty included many tram cars and bicycles. More than 70 years after the end of the war, the Dutch still like to poke fun of the Germans by reminding them of this episode with the taunt "Give back my bicycle".
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