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The Luftwaffe was especially interested in the Netherlands, as the country was designated to become the main area for the air force bases from which to attack the United Kingdom. The Germans started construction of ten major military air bases on the day after the formal Dutch surrender, 15 May 1940.
The Dutch government-in-exile (Dutch: Nederlandse regering in ballingschap), also known as the London Cabinet (Dutch: Londens kabinet), was the government in exile of the Netherlands, supervised by Queen Wilhelmina, that fled to London after the German invasion of the country during World War II on 10 May 1940.
The United Kingdom and the Netherlands are both countries that are run under a constitutional monarchy. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is around 890th in line to the British throne. The United Kingdom and the Netherlands co-operate on a project to help people living in the developing world adapt to climate change. [15]
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of the Netherlands and its predecessor states since 1795. These predecessors include: These predecessors include: United Provinces, or Dutch Republic (1581–1795): see List of wars involving the Dutch Republic
Eisenhower was also under pressure from the United States to use the First Allied Airborne Army as soon as possible. [34] After Normandy, most of the airborne forces had been withdrawn to England, re-forming into the First Allied Airborne Army of two British and three US airborne divisions and the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade. [ 35 ]
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.
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]
Dutch Mannlicher carbine from the pre–World War II period 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 ...