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Dutch churches objected to the proposed mass expulsion, because in their eyes the German population could not be found guilty of the crimes of the Nazis during World War II. Prime Minister Wim Schermerhorn was also not in favor of annexing German territory, but Queen Wilhelmina , an energetic supporter of the annexation plan, strongly urged him ...
Its full title was the Reich Commissariat for the Occupied Dutch Territories (German: Reichskommissariat für die besetzten niederländischen Gebiete). The administration was headed by Arthur Seyss-Inquart, formerly the last chancellor of Austria before initiating its annexation by Germany (the Anschluss).
Pages in category "Dutch people of World War II" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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 Kingdom of the Netherlands During World War II (Dutch: Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog) is the standard reference on the history of the Netherlands during World War II. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The series was written by Loe de Jong (1914–2005), director of the Dutch Institute for War Documentation ( Nederlands Instituut voor ...
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.
Three bells were named after Dutch ships that sank: Dutch ships Leticia, Lucrecia and Rosalia. [16] In 1949, Dutch journalist and politician Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart put forward the idea to create a "Freedom Carillon" through the National Remembrance Committee of which he was a part. Donations were solicited from all Dutch people and a 23 ...
Prince Bernhard appointed Commander of the Dutch Armed Forces. [3] Queen Wilhelmina, via Radio Oranje, informs the population in occupied territory that 'liberation is imminent' [3] Commencement of the organized departure of German citizens from the Netherlands [3] 3 to 4 Sep: Start of systematic railway sabotage by the Landelijke Knokploegen [3]