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Sea mines accounted for 19 deaths in Dutch waters, [17] with some sea mines washing ashore and killing civilians or military specialists tasked with disarming them. [19] In February 1917 the Germans announced a renewed campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare with neutral ships bound for Britain now deliberately targeted. This meant that ...
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by war. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics , famines , or genocides .
Military casualties reported in official sources list deaths due to all causes, including an estimated 7 to 8 million combat related deaths (killed or died of wounds) and another two to three million military deaths caused by accidents, disease and deaths while prisoners of war. Official government reports listing casualty statistics were ...
The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding similar combat-related or civilian deaths) and civilian casualties during the battles. Large battle casualty counts are usually impossible to calculate precisely, but few in this list may include somewhat precise numbers.
The Royal Netherlands Army (Dutch: Koninklijke Landmacht, KL) is the land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces.Though the Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, its origins date back to 1572, when the Staatse Leger was raised making the Dutch standing army one of the oldest in the world.
Dutch victory. The Dutch entered Breda on a peatship filled with 70 Dutch soldiers led by Maurice of Nassau, taking the city with minimal casualties. January 24, 1597 Battle of Turnhout; Dutch victory. Fifteen cavalry units and several hundred Dutch infantry soldiers defeated a Spanish army of over 5000 men. July 2, 1600 Battle of Nieuwpoort ...
Pages in category "Dutch World War I films" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Cafard; F.
An American woman falls in love with both a German and French soldier A, D 1918 US Hearts of the World: D. W. Griffith: A young French couple are torn apart during the war A, D 1918 US My Four Years in Germany: William Nigh: A biopic of James W. Gerard, the U.S. Ambassador to Germany D 1918 US Shoulder Arms: Charlie Chaplin: Doughboy on the ...