The Dutch resistance to the Nazi occupation during World War II developed relatively slowly, but its counterintelligence, domestic sabotage, and communications networks provided key support to Allied forces beginning in 1944 and through the liberation of the country.

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.

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 ...

At sea, Dutch sailors and ships sailed with Allied convoys while a small Dutch naval presence continued to exist in the Pacific Ocean. On the ground, the Princess Irene Brigade was formed in Britain to train for, and would participate, the invasion of Western Europe.

2024年1月5日 · On May 10, 1940, Germany launched an invasion of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium as part of Operation Fall Gelb (Operation Case Yellow) without any formal declaration of war. Clearly unprepared for modern …

Learn more about the Netherlands during the Holocaust and the fate of Dutch Jews after the 1940 German invasion.

Here you will uncover the impressive history behind the difficult choices that the Dutch had to make during the dark days of the German occupation in the Second World War.

2024年2月4日 · The Netherlands in World War II The Germans attacked The Netherlands on May 10, 1940 to provide access to France to bypass the Maginot Line and entice the Allies to cross the Dutch border to attack their spearhead in Belgium.

2024年10月13日 · World War II occurred in four distinct phases in the Netherlands: September 1939 to May 1940: After the war broke out, the Netherlands declared neutrality. The country was subsequently invaded and occupied.

The German invasion had major consequences for the Netherlands. Read why Germany attacked, what the consequences of the bombings were, and why the Netherlands surrendered.