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On 31 July 1914, the Dutch government ordered the full mobilization of its conscript armed forces of 200,000 men, including reserves and regional militias. The chief of staff, Lieutenant-General Cornelis Snijders , was promoted to full general and commander-in-chief, a position that existed only in wartime.
These are depictions of diverse aspects of war in film and television, including but not limited to documentaries, TV mini-series, drama serials, and propaganda film.The list starts before World War I, followed by the Roaring Twenties, and then the Great Depression, which eventually saw the outbreak of World War II in 1939, which ended in 1945.
The Dutch Resistance and the OSS (2012) Bentley, Stewart. Orange Blood, Silver Wings: The Untold Story of the Dutch Resistance During Market-Garden (2007) Fiske, Mel, and Christina Radich. Our Mother's War: A Biography of a Child of the Dutch Resistance (2007) van der Horst, Liesbeth. The Dutch Resistance Museum (2000) Schaepman, Antoinette.
Pages in category "Sieges of the Franco-Dutch War" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Third Battle of Ypres (German: Dritte Flandernschlacht; French: Troisième Bataille des Flandres; Dutch: Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (/ ˈ p æ ʃ ən d eɪ l / PASH-ən-dayl), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire.
Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) was a war fought between France and a quadruple alliance consisting of Brandenburg, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and the United Provinces. The war ended with the Treaty of Nijmegen (1678); this granted France control of the Franche-Comté (from Spain). France led a coalition including Münster and Great Britain.
Dutch Gold Coast sold to Britain in 1872; Aceh War (1873-1904) Dutch Empire: Aceh Sultanate Acehnese religious ulama Thai and Chinese mercenaries Victory. Imposition of Dutch rule on Aceh. Aceh is annexed into the Dutch East Indies. Batak War (1878-1907) Dutch Empire: Batak Kingdom Victory: Mandor rebellion (1884-1885) Dutch Empire: Lanfang ...
A Flanders campaign was postponed because of the Battle of Verdun in 1916 and the demands of the Battle of the Somme.When it became apparent that the Second Battle of the Aisne (the main part of the Nivelle Offensive, 16 April to 9 May 1917) had failed to achieve its most ambitious objectives, Haig instructed the Second Army to capture the Messines–Wytschaete Ridge as soon as possible. [6]