Gleiwitz incident
In August 1939 Hitler anticipated that the Allies would not come to Poland's aid if he could make them believe ...
By Cor Korpel
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25 January, 2025
Military events - 1940
Articles
Surrender of Fort Pannerden
Near the village of Doornenburg, in an area previously known as West Pannerden, the former armored fortress Fort Pannerden is ...
By Simon van der Meulen
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14 November, 2024
Military events - 1940
Operation Razzle
Introduction In the spring of 1940, Germany had defeated France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg and had driven the British forces ...
By Pieter Schlebaum
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20 May, 2024
Military events - 1940
Royal Dutch Navy in combat in Rotterdam
In the early morning of May 10, 1940, the Koninklijke Marine in Rotterdam joined the battle for the Maas bridges. ...
By Arnold Palthe
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21 January, 2023
Military events - 1940
Operation Dynamo
After the German breakthrough in the direction of the English Channel, the situation in Belgium was so precarious, causing Lord ...
By Arnold Palthe
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30 September, 2022
Military events - 1940
British attack on Taranto
When the Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini was convinced that his German ally would win the Blitzkrieg against the Low ...
By Kimberley Tang
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15 March, 2020
Military events - 1940
Lost gold on the Nieuwe Waterweg
On the eve of the Second World War, the German government had assured the Dutch that they would respect their ...
By Nadia Guntlisbergen
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28 July, 2019
Military events - 1940
Bombardment of Mannheim, 16-17 December 1940
Preface The German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, carried out a large scale bombardment on Coventry on 14 November 1940. A sizable ...
By Pieter Schlebaum
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16 May, 2015
Military events - 1940
Bombardment of air base Hörnum, 19-20 March 1940
Preface At the outbreak of World War Two RAF Bomber Command consisted of five Groups. The Command possessed four types of ...
By Pieter Schlebaum
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1 May, 2015
Military events - 1940
Bombardment of Waalhaven airfield, 10 May 1940
Introduction On Friday the 10th of May, 1940, the Dutch neutrality was ravaged when the German armies attacked the Low Countries. ...
By Pieter Schlebaum
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21 April, 2014
Military events - 1940
Bombardment of Rotterdam, May 14th, 1940
After the German invasion in the Netherlands on the early morning of May 10th, the situation for the Dutch army ...
By Cor Korpel
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1 September, 2013
Military events - 1940
Battle for Fort Eben-Emael
History In order to understand the construction of the fort we need to look back to the 19th century and more ...
By Peter ter Haar
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19 April, 2013
Military events - 1940