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The following is a list of Dutch military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that began in 1939 and ended in 1945. On 10 May 1940, Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands, aiming to dominate Europe. The country was fully occupied by 17 May.
This is a list of Dutch battleships of the period 1894-1944. Also considered in the list are shortened versions of battleships, coastal defense ships (sometimes also called coastal defense battleships). Coastal defense ship Hr. Ms. Evertsen. Evertsen class. Evertsen (1894) - BU 1914; Piet Hein (1894) - Discarded 1914; Kortenaer (1894 ...
Operation Infatuate was the code name given to an Anglo-Canadian operation in November 1944 during the Second World War to open the port of Antwerp to shipping and relieve logistical constraints.
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.
A retractable gun turret at Fort Ében-Émael. On 10 May 1940, Germany launched Fall Gelb ("Plan Yellow"), the invasion of the Low Countries and France. By attacking through the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium, the German Oberkommando der Wehrmacht planned to outflank the Maginot Line, and advance through southern Belgium and into northern France, cutting off the British Expeditionary ...
List of German brigades in World War II; List of Battle of Britain squadrons; List of wartime orders of battle for the British 1st Division (1809–1945) List of wartime orders of battle for the British 6th Division (1810–1941) List of World War II British airborne battalions; List of British airborne brigades of the Second World War
Naval battles of World War II involving the Netherlands (15 P) Pages in category "Naval battles involving the Netherlands" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.