Netherlands during World War II
During World War II, the Netherlands was taken by Germany by military force, and occupied it between 1940-1945. It started with the Battle of the Netherlands in 10 May 1940. On May 15, the Dutch government surrendered and the Germans took over. The Dutch government went to London. The country was liberated on 5 May 1945, when the Germans surrendered to the Canadian forces.
| German occupation of the Netherlands | |||||||||
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| Part of The Western Front of World War II | |||||||||
 The Dutch City of Rotterdam after Heavy bombing May 14, 1940 | |||||||||
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 Germany |
 Netherlands France | ||||||||
Netherlands During World War II Media
A bunker of the Peel-Raam Line, built in 1939
Dutch soldiers guard the Holland Water Line shortly after mobilisation, 1939
Henri Winkelman (centre), just after signing the Dutch capitulation, 15 May 1940.
Ration stamps from the German-occupied Netherlands
Anne Frank's diary has been translated into some sixty languages since its publication
Anton Mussert, leader of the NSB, speaking at a rally in The Hague in 1941
Dutch recruiting poster for the Waffen-SS.
Members of the Dutch Resistance, identified by their cloth armbands, with American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division in Eindhoven, September 1944
Related pages
- Dutch resistance (people who fought against the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands)
