What the records say
- When
- 10 May 1940
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.08° N, 4.32° E
- Description
- 1940 battle in the Second World War
- War
- World War II
Battle of the Hague (1940)
Battle during WW2
The Battle for The Hague took place on 10 May 1940 during the Battle of the Netherlands. German Fallschirmjäger units were dropped in and around The Hague to capture Dutch airfields and the city itself.
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