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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.
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.
The Netherlands entered World War II on May 10, 1940, when invading German forces quickly overran the country. [1] On December 7, 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Netherlands government in exile also declared war on Japan.
2 Sep: The mass exodus of NSB members from South Limburg begins [3]; 3 Sep: Brussels liberated [3]; 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]
List of wars in the southern Low Countries (1560–1829) – includes wars on the present territory of Belgium and Luxembourg, including the Southern Netherlands (Spanish Netherlands & Austrian Netherlands), the Principality of Liège, the Princely Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy, the Prince-Bishopric of Cambrésis and the Imperial City of Cambray ...
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 ...
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 main principle was defense by flooding where as the army of the Netherlands would withdraw to the area around Amsterdam. After the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) it became clear that a new defense plan was needed. The law was made by the Minister of War August Weitzel under King Willem III. The Law became dysfunctional at 28 March 1938.