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Some British soldiers formed a cabaret group, named the Timbertown Follies, which toured throughout the country. The proceeds were donated to charities. Many German soldiers entered the Netherlands by mistake, which occurred most frequently at the beginning of the war, as the border between the Netherlands and Belgium was confusing.
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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 ...
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 ...
After his death, on September 25, 1914, the day of his death, he was buried in the cemetery around the church of Grasheide, part of the municipality of Putte adjacent to Keerbergen and later reburied in the new municipal cemetery. His tombstone reads: In memory of Alphons Geleyns, Soldier of the 3rd Carabiniers, b. in Rotselaer, 30 Jan. 1887.
Deaths by airstrike during World War I (1 C, 2 P) American military personnel killed in World War I (153 P) Australian military personnel killed in World War I (185 P)
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.
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