What the records say
- When
- 10 May 1940 – 15 May 1940
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.32° N, 5.55° E
- Description
- Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
German invasion of the Netherlands
World War II military campaign in 1940
The German invasion of the Netherlands, otherwise known as the Battle of the Netherlands, was a military campaign, part of Case Yellow, the Nazi German invasion of the Low Countries and France during World War II. The battle lasted from 10 May 1940 until the surrender of the main Dutch forces on 14 May.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of the Netherlands begins”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début du Westfeldzug”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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