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Prince Bernhard appointed Commander of the Dutch Armed Forces. [3] Queen Wilhelmina, via Radio Oranje, informs the population in occupied territory that 'liberation is imminent' [3] Commencement of the organized departure of German citizens from the Netherlands [3] 3 to 4 Sep: Start of systematic railway sabotage by the Landelijke Knokploegen [3]
The city of Rotterdam after the German bombing during the German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940. Despite Dutch neutrality, Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 as part of Fall Gelb (Case Yellow). [1] On 15 May 1940, one day after the bombing of Rotterdam, the Dutch forces surrendered.
The Dutch army was not considered adequate even at the end of World War I, and it did not improve much during the interwar years. By the time of the German invasion in 1940, only about 166 battalions were operational for the defense of the Netherlands, and most were poorly prepared for combat.
The German invasion of the Netherlands (Dutch: Duitse aanval op Nederland), otherwise known as the Battle of the Netherlands (Dutch: Slag om Nederland), was a military campaign, part of Case Yellow (German: Fall Gelb), the Nazi German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) and France during World War II. The ...
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Invasion of Denmark Invasion of Norway: 1940-04-12: United Kingdom Faroe Islands: A [6] Invasion: 1940-05-10: Germany Belgium Netherlands: A/W [3] [6] Date of the German offensive in the West, W from Belgium and the Netherlands. [10] Belgium. Netherlands. 1940-05-10: Germany Luxembourg: A [6] Luxembourg: 1940-05-10 United Kingdom: Iceland: A ...
German invasion of the Netherlands: Western Front: 1940-05-10 1940-05-11 Netherlands Germany: Axis Rotterdam: German invasion of the Netherlands: Western Front: 1940-05-10 1940-05-14 Netherlands Germany: Axis Zeeland: German invasion of the Netherlands: Western Front: 1940-05-10 1940-05-18 Netherlands France United Kingdom Germany: Axis ...
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of the Netherlands and its predecessor states since 1795. These predecessors include: United Provinces, or Dutch Republic (1581–1795): see List of wars involving the Dutch Republic; Batavian Republic (1795–1806) Kingdom of Holland (1806–1810) Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands ...