Netherlands
Amsterdam (seat of government: The Hague)
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- …1939Netherlands
- 1940-05-15Netherlandsgovernment in exile
- 1945-05-05Netherlands
- simplified version (without arms)
Course of events
- 23 August 1939
Neutral / non-belligerent
Neutral.
- 10 May 1940
Allies
Invaded by Germany on 10 May 1940.
- 15 May 1940
Occupied by the Axis
Capitulation of the Dutch army (15 May 1940) after the bombing of Rotterdam. Government in exile in London.
- 5 May 1945
Liberated
South liberated from Sept 1944; German forces in the Netherlands surrendered in May 1945.
Events involving this country
- 3 Sept 1939Battle of the Atlantic
- 10 May 1940Battle of France
- 14 May 1940Bombing of Rotterdam
- 6 Jun 1944Normandy landings and Operation Overlord
- 17 Sept 1944Operation Market Garden
- 2 Oct 1944Battle of the Scheldt
Data completeness: borders c. 1938, status at country level; occupation zones, annexations and front lines as approximate snapshots. Units and offensives: selected, incomplete sets; archive: only items with a confirmed licence, still being added.