Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
World War Two veteran Max Wolff was able to join the Netherlands delegation at the D-Day commemoration in Artomanches, Normandy. The 98-year-old Dutch Jew is the last surviving member of the Princess Irene Brigade, and the only Dutch veteran of the Second World War to be able to attend the D-Day commemorations this year.
As a Dutch Jew, Wolff voluntarily joined the fight against Nazi Germany at the age of 18. He had previously lost his parental home in Arnhem when it was requisitioned by the SS. Part of the family fled; many others were murdered.
Wolff became a member of the Princess Irene Brigade in June 1944, not long after D-Day. Almost immediately he was loaned out to the British armed forces. Ultimately, he never actually fought with the Dutch brigade, but he instead played a role in the advance of the Allies in the run-up to the liberation of the Netherlands in May 1945.
Wolff flew to France on Thursday morning on the Defense Ministry’s private jet with caretaker Minister Ollongren and Prime Minister Rutte.
World War Two veteran Max Wolff was able to join the Netherlands delegation at the D-Day commemoration in Artomanches, Normandy. The 98-year-old Dutch Jew is the last surviving member of the Princess Irene Brigade, and the only Dutch veteran of the Second World War to be able to attend the D-Day commemorations this year.
As a Dutch Jew, Wolff voluntarily joined the fight against Nazi Germany at the age of 18. He had previously lost his parental home in Arnhem when it was requisitioned by the SS. Part of the family fled; many others were murdered.
Wolff became a member of the Princess Irene Brigade in June 1944, not long after D-Day. Almost immediately he was loaned out to the British armed forces. Ultimately, he never actually fought with the Dutch brigade, but he instead played a role in the advance of the Allies in the run-up to the liberation of the Netherlands in May 1945.
Wolff flew to France on Thursday morning on the Defense Ministry’s private jet with caretaker Minister Ollongren and Prime Minister Rutte.
