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The following is a list of Dutch military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that began in 1939 and ended in 1945. On 10 May 1940, Nazi Germany, which aimed to dominate Europe, invaded the Netherlands and occupied the entire country by 17 May. By 12 March 1942 the Dutch ...
World War II naval ships of the Netherlands (7 C, 3 P) Pages in category "World War II military equipment of the Netherlands" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The Kingdom of Romania would order 628,000 M34s from the Dutch for use in its army and name it the M39. This model, produced in the Verblifa Factory in the Netherlands in 1938, was painted green and featured on the front the crest of King Carol II of Romania. Once Carol II abdicated the crests were ordered to be removed and new production ...
Swedish Army Mjölner [138] 15 on order with dual-barrel 120mm mortar turret, delivery planned for 2028 based on Swedish Mjölner. [139] [140] The Dutch version will incorporate minor adjustments, such as C2 equipments, adding a machine gun to the turret and a heightened rear compartment to account for the height of the Dutch troops. [141]
Certainly, the Dutch military faced an unfavorable political climate between the wars. For example, in 1925, when rebuilding the Dutch army into a modern fighting force would have required increased funding of 350 million guilders, the government instead cut the army's budget by 100 million guilders. A committee tasked with finding further cuts ...
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.
World War II military equipment of the Netherlands (1 C, 3 P) A. ... Dutch military aircraft (10 C) C. Cold War military equipment of the Netherlands (1 C, 2 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.