Most of the south of the country was liberated in the second half of 1944. 75% of the country's Jewish population were killed during the conflict a much higher percentage than comparable countries, like Belgium and France. The Germans deported the majority of the country's Jews to concentration camps, with the cooperation of the Dutch police and civil service the Netherlands saw one of the highest levels of collaboration during the Holocaust of any occupied country. Active resistance was carried out by a small minority which grew in the course of the occupation. Subsequently the Dutch government and the royal family went into exile in London.įollowing the defeat, the Netherlands was placed under German occupation, which endured in some areas until the German surrender in May 1945. On, one day after the bombing of Rotterdam, the Dutch forces surrendered. The Netherlands had originally hoped to stay neutral when war broke out in 1939, but this was ignored. The involvement of the Netherlands in World War II began with its invasion by Nazi Germany on. See them all here.The city of Rotterdam after the German terror bombing during the German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940 Ships of the Royal Dutch NavyĪccording to our files the Royal Dutch Navy lost 59 warships during WWII (40.41%). Read more about the Royal Dutch Navy here.
They lost the coastal defence ship Soerabaja, the 3 cruisers De Ruyter, Java and Sumatra, 9 destroyers, 11 submarines and other smaller vessels. But they also suffered many losses during the war, especially their submarine arm. The Dutch Navy fought in many parts of sea like North Sea, Mediterranean and the Pacific sea where the Dutch navy had to defend the Dutch colonies from the Japanese advance.ĭutch naval forces had a contribution of sinking many enemy vessels, including 2 U-boats and also Japanese and even Italian submarines.
The Dutch Navy at the beginning of the war with Germany in May 1940, consisted of 1 coastal defence ship, 5 cruisers, 9 destroyers, 27 submarines, 4 gun boats, 6 minelayers and other smaller vessels. The K XI class submarine HNMS K XII (N 61) of the Royal Dutch Navy.
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