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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 ...
A bunker of the Peel-Raam Line, built in 1939. The Dutch colonies such as the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) caused the Netherlands to be one of the top five oil producers in the world at the time and to have the world's largest aircraft factory in the Interbellum (Fokker), which aided the neutrality of the Netherlands and the success of its arms dealings in the First World War.
The Rotterdam Blitz; Part of the German invasion of the Netherlands: Rotterdam's city centre after the bombing. The heavily damaged (now restored) St. Lawrence church stands out as the only remaining building that is reminiscent of Rotterdam's medieval architecture. The photo was taken after the removal of all debris.
The "Forgotten Bombardment" by Mathieu Ficheroux.The sculpture, commemorating the Allied bombing of Rotterdam on 31 March 1943, was unveiled in 1993. During the German occupation of the Netherlands between 1940 and 1945, during the Second World War, Allied air forces carried out a number of operations over Rotterdam and the surrounding region.
Map of the liberation of North Brabant and Dutch Zeeland (Battle of the Scheldt). This is a chronological overview of the dates at which the liberation by the Allies in World War II took place of a number of Dutch cities and towns.
About 1.2 million Austrians served in all branches of the German armed forces during World War II. After the defeat of the Axis Powers, the Allies occupied Austria in four occupation zones set up at the end of World War II until 1955, when the country again became a fully independent republic under the condition that it remained neutral.
21 Sep: Beginning of the German destruction of the port facilities of Rotterdam and Amsterdam [3] 22 Sep: Major van Houten grants arrest authority to the Interior Armed Forces Shock Troops [ 3 ] 24 Sep: The queen, bypassing the ministers, sends a telegram requesting the Great Advisory Commission of Illegality to be prepared to send a delegation ...
The Battle of Rotterdam was a Second World War battle fought during the Battle of the Netherlands. Fought between 10 and 14 May 1940, it was a German attempt to seize the Dutch city. Fought between 10 and 14 May 1940, it was a German attempt to seize the Dutch city.