Dutch famine of 1944–45

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:dam
gptkbp:affectedPopulation 4.5 million
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hunger_Winter
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Nazi_German_blockade
gptkbp:commemoratedBy annual remembrance events
memorials in the Netherlands
gptkbp:country gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:historical_documents
scientific studies
survivor testimonies
gptkbp:endDate 1945-05
Allied liberation of the Netherlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dutch famine of 1944–45
gptkbp:impact influenced scientific understanding of prenatal nutrition
influenced Dutch public health policy
increased risk of chronic diseases in later life for those exposed in utero
gptkbp:location German-occupied Netherlands
gptkbp:notableFor long-term health effects
malnutrition
increased mortality
severe food shortages
impact on fetal development studies
impact on scientific research
gptkbp:notableSurvivor gptkb:Audrey_Hepburn
gptkb:Princess_Beatrix_of_the_Netherlands
gptkb:Frits_van_Oostrom
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy Allied advance stalled
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nazi_occupation_of_the_Netherlands
public health
food rationing
epigenetics research
gptkbp:reliefEffortsBy gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Operation_Manna
gptkb:Swedish_Red_Cross
gptkb:Operation_Chowhound
gptkbp:startDate 1944-11
gptkbp:studiedBy L. H. Lumey
Tessa Roseboom
gptkbp:victim approximately 20,000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Manna
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5