Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel (population: 21,649) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 18.47 km².
The municipality of Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Groot Hitland[?], Klein Hitland[?], Kortenoord[?].
... liberation was at hand.
Various groups all over the land increased their sabotage. They derailed trains, blew up ammunition depots and attacked German garrison. Victory ...