Soldier of Orange
Soldier of Orange is based on the true story of one of the greatest Dutch resistance war fighters, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema. After escaping to England at the start of the war, he smuggled radio transmitters into the Netherlands and piloted an RAF plane on bombing runs over Germany. He became aide-de-camp to Queen Wilhelmina and was awarded the highest Dutch military honor for his work in the resistance. In 1970, Hazelhoff Roelfzema published a novel about his adventures. In 1976, the book was made into a successful film by Paul Verhoeven. Soldier of Orange is based on Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema’s own version of the story.