4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁Al lies ▁had ▁conquer ed ▁Ant werp , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁thought ▁that ▁they ▁already ▁advanced ▁into ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁Radio ▁O ran je ▁broadcast s , ▁one ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister - in - ex ile ▁Pi eter ▁S jo erd s ▁Ger br andy , ▁increased ▁the ▁confusion ; ▁twice , ▁in ▁just ▁over ▁twelve ▁hours ▁( at ▁ 2 3 . 4 5 ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ), ▁they ▁announced ▁that ▁B red a , ▁ 8 ▁kilom eters ▁from ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Holland , ▁had ▁been ▁liber ated ▁( though ▁in ▁fact ▁this ▁success ▁was ▁achieved ▁only ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁by ▁forces ▁of ▁ 1 st ▁Polish ▁Arm oured ▁Division ▁of ▁General ▁Mac zek ). ▁The ▁news ▁spread ▁rapidly , ▁with ▁under ground ▁newsp apers ▁prepar ing ▁head lines ▁announ cing ▁the ▁" fall ▁of ▁B red a ". ▁▁ ▁The ▁German ▁occup iers ▁Arthur ▁Se y ss - In qu art ▁( app oint ed ▁Reich sk omm iss ar ▁for ▁the ▁Occ up ied ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ) ▁and ▁Hann s ▁Al bin ▁R aut er , ▁SS ▁and ▁police ▁leader ▁increased ▁spec ulation ▁by ▁announ cing ▁a ▁" State ▁of ▁Sie ge " ▁for ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cable ▁radio ▁listen ers ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁newsp apers ▁of