When Wolter Laanstra was born on 16 December 1938, in Augustinusga, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Hendrik Jan Laanstra, was 27 and his mother, Anna Laanstra, was 26. He died on 24 August 1995, in his hometown, at the age of 56.
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WWII. At the outbreak of World War II, the Netherlands declares its neutrality.
German troops invaded the Netherlands and the country was occupied until the end of WWII in 1945.
May 14, 1940, the Germans invaded the Netherlands and bombed Rotterdam. Eight hundred and eighty-four civilians were killed during the bombing. Tens of thousands of buildings were destroyed.
form of Walther .
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