Dutch government-in-exile
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The Dutch government-in-exile, also known as the London Cabinet, was the government in exile of the Netherlands, supervised by Queen Wilhelmina, that fled to London after the German invasion of the co
Stratton House on Piccadilly by Green Park, where the Dutch government-in-exile was based.
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Prime Minister of the exiled government at a BBC microphone, 23 September 1941
Netherlands in World War II
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World War II in the Netherlands can be broken down into four periods:
Dutch government-in-exile
…marking the return of the Dutch government to its own country, albeit under a military administration rather than an elected one. On 5 May 1945, the Netherlands was liberated. Eventually, the Militair Gezag was dissolved on 4 March 1946. Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten…
The city of Rotterdam after the German bombing during the Battle of the Netherlands in May 1940
A bunker of the Peel-Raam Line, built in 1939
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De Telegraaf issue from 10 May 1940 reporting on the invasion. The lead headline reads "Bitter resistance on the Ijsel and Maas [rivers]; Four German armored trains out of action." At center is a public announcement of resistance from Queen Wilhelmina.
Dutch soldiers guard the Holland Water Line shortly after mobilisation, 1939