✦ History

Part of World War II, Battle of France

German invasion of the Netherlands

May 10–15, 1940 · Netherlands

Result German victory

Germany invaded the Netherlands as part of its attack on Western Europe. After the bombing of Rotterdam, the Dutch army surrendered in five days.

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Allies

Axis

Other

Netherlands
France
United Kingdom
Germany
Henri Giraud military commander Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst military commander Henri Winkelman military commander
Fedor von Bock military commander Hans Graf von Sponeck military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
280,000
Tanks
1
Aircraft
145
Guns
700

Netherlands Killed 2,332 · Wounded 7,000

France Killed 216

United Kingdom Killed 43

Civilian deaths
2,000

Units

Army Group B XXVII Army Corps (Wehrmacht) 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 9th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

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