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The Dutch agreed that vessels bound to the Netherlands would first dock in Britain and submit to an inspection. Large amounts of smuggling and fraud meant much goods reached Germany regardless. [1] Dutch vessels used a channel from their coast via the Dogger Bank to the North Sea, which both the British and Germans pledged to keep safe ...
The Dutch resistance (Dutch: Nederlands verzet) to the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II can be mainly characterized as non-violent. The primary organizers were the Communist Party , churches, and independent groups. [ 1 ]
Dutch expedition on the west coast of Sumatra (1831) Dutch Empire Aceh Sultanate: Victory: First Sumatran expedition (1832) United States Dutch Empire: Chiefdom of Kuala Batee Victory: Dutch–Ahanta War (1837-1839) Dutch Empire: Ahanta Kingdom Victory. Ahanta becomes a Dutch protectorate; Second Sumatran expedition (1838) United States Dutch ...
Recipients of the Dutch Cross of Resistance (12 P) Pages in category "Dutch resistance members" The following 185 pages are in this category, out of 185 total.
One 19-year old Dutch gun crew leader, Gerardus Mooyman, destroyed 23 Russian tanks with his Pak 40 in about a month of fighting. He became the first foreigner to be awarded Knight’s Cross. [1] On 6 February, General Seyffardt, while campaigning for new recruits in Amsterdam, was assassinated by the Dutch resistance.
Walraven "Wally" van Hall (10 February 1906 – 12 February 1945) was a Dutch banker and resistance leader during the occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. [1] [2] He founded the bank of the Resistance, which was used to distribute funds to victims of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands and fund the Dutch resistance. [3]
Frieda Belinfante (1904–1995) was a prominent musician and World War II Dutch Resistance fighter who disguised herself as a man for 6 months to avoid capture by the Gestapo. Henk Jonker (1912–2002) was a member of the Dutch resistance who disguised himself as a woman.
The Dutch Army also opposed the development of a strong fleet in the NEI, arguing that a land force centered on Java would be better able to mount a prolonged resistance against a large invasion force and that reducing the size of the Army to fund the fleet would leave it unable to suppress insurrections. [13]