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The German occupation surrendered on 5 May 1945 after the death of 205,901 Dutch in Europe and about 30,000 in the Dutch East Indies. The NSB was outlawed on 6 May 1945. Its leader, Anton Mussert, was arrested on the following day and would eventually be found guilty and sentenced to death.
- Allies-Minor Member Nation or Possession
- 34 Kingdom of the Netherlands
- 10 May 1940
- 8,729,000
Other articles where William V is discussed: Jülich: William V of Jülich, through his marriage in 1328 to the daughter of Count William III of Holland, became the brother-in-law of Emperor Louis IV, who made Jülich a margravate in 1336, and of Edward III of England, whom he helped to secure an alliance…
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The Battle for The Hague ( Dutch: Slag om Den Haag) 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. After securing a bridgehead, Nazi Germany had expected the Netherlands to surrender that day.
- 10 May 1940
ISBN: 9781526784988. Description: Zwolle, 31 March 1945. The liberation of the Netherlands is near, but five men in Zwolle will not be able to witness it. On Meppelerstraatweg they are being executed in retaliation for an attack on a railway bridge. Their names are: Wilhelmus van Dijk, Hermanus Bosch, Johannes Muller, Willem Sebel, and Berend ...
- 2020
- Pen & Sword
- Tragedy & Betrayal in the Dutch Resistance
Born Princess Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie of Orange-Nassau to King William III, Queen Wilhelmina became the ruling queen of the Netherlands at the age of 10 upon the death of her father, with her mother ruling as the regent. She was inaugurated on 6 Sep 1898, days after her 18th birthday.
- 31 Aug 1880
- Wilhelmina
- 28 Nov 1962
- Oranje-Nassau
William V of Holland. William I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing ( 12 May 1330 – 15 April 1389, Le Quesnoy ), was the second son of Emperor Louis IV and Margaret II of Hainaut. He was also known as William V, Count of Holland, as William III, Count of Hainaut and as William IV, Count of Zeeland. Categories: 1330 births. 1389 deaths.
The trade union movement made attempts to protect the Jews in the Netherlands and in February 1941 they called an anti-persecution strike. However, they were unable to stop 100,000 Dutch Jews from being deported and murdered in extermination camps in Nazi Germany. By 1944 an estimated 300,000 Dutch labourers and technicians were deported to ...
