Times the Dutch Were Effective During the German Invasion of the Netherlands in WW2

[@HistoryHustle]

THE BATTLE OF THE GREBBEBERG: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXvUl3aMpM6kmLM THE GERMAN INVASION OF THE NETHERLANDS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXqspIxsa5mne5Y

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZusc6CLgtqUmq8 History Hustle, you should watch this Netherlands World War 2 video. It shows the German invasion every hour.

[@HistoryHustle]

It's interesting, not sure how historical correct it is though...

[@gunner678]

Great video!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for the additional information!

[@HistoryHustle]

@Gues Who Thanks for the additional information!

[@humphreeyy3726]

God bless the Dutch, we love you guys! From Canada 🇨🇦

[@HistoryHustle]

Cheers!

[@abwo47]

@@HistoryHustle We owe much, so much to the brave Canadian young men who gave their lives to liberate us

[@misterivo4141]

We love Canada too ;-) With love from the Netherlands

[@be4stsie]

I love Canada always wanted to visit sometime

[@ad220588]

abwo47 The Germans were still nice to you in contrast to what you did with the Indonesians, even after the Second World War or what you did. in your former colonies.In the Dutch overseas territories, the greed for profit of Dutch merchants creates immense misery. Because like the monarchical colonial powers of Europe, the United Provinces, which are so tolerant on the inside, enforce their economic interests in Africa, Asia and America with relentless harshness. The subjugation of the Banda Islands (now Indonesia) belonging to the Moluccas is particularly bloody: in 1621, soldiers burn down villages and settlements there on the orders of the Governor General of the VOC, abducting numerous men, women and children at slave markets. They kill, resist, torture, divide, and behead more than 40 chiefs. The survivors flee to the interior of the islands - where they eventually starve. It was not until 1863 that the Netherlands officially abolished slavery as one of the last European countries. In the meantime, Dutch merchants have carried around 600,000 African prisoners across the Atlantic - and sold a further 100,000 slaves directly from their trading bases on the African west coast to other European traders.

[@robertalaverdov8147]

France: We fought the Germans for 46 days. Holland: We fought the Germans for 5 days. Denmark: We fought the Germans for 6 hours. Austria: You guys fought?

[@HistoryHustle]

Oh snap!

[@StoccTube]

History Hustle British Empire: hold my beer

[@smooth_sundaes5172]

@@StoccTube For sure, were even on our own for a while too. To be fair though, at least we had those few aces up our sleeve - English Channel; Royal Navy; RADAR; RAF and ....Churchill I guess. Not a big fan of his but he encouraged our bulldog spirit. Respect to the Dutch.

[@StoccTube]

Too-much-cider full respect to the Dutch for having a crack. Only geography and the RN saved us from the Nazis in the first instance, without both, the fight back would’ve been impossible I think. Sort of makes me hope the channel tunnel is permanently rigged to blow in case things on mainland Europe get out of hand :-)

[@smooth_sundaes5172]

@@StoccTube I'm with you on the tunnel. A huge invite if ever it got that far again.

[@mattholland8966]

The Dutch did the best they could. They bought 5 days for the other countries. Caught by surprise and out numbered. They did okay!

[@HistoryHustle]

My thoughts also.

[@delanovanraalte3186]

7 acteully

[@padraigpearse1551]

The Dutch managed to hold out for 5 days. Denmark held out for about 7 hours.

[@delanovanraalte3186]

@@padraigpearse1551 the dutch did better and i was learned 7 days they hold of and i am dutch but i could be wrong or you could be wrong

[@padraigpearse1551]

@@delanovanraalte3186 well roughly 5 to 7 days because I know some kept fighting after the official surrender. They hold out a long time considering the size of the country anyway

[@nicomeier8098]

The Dutch surrendered only after the nazi's bombed Rotterdam killing between 650 - 800 civilians. The nazi's had to resort to this due to unexpected resistance and delay.

[@HistoryHustle]

That sums it up.

[@delanovanraalte3186]

Well acteully they surrenderd after being threathend with another city bombt down

[@jochemvanrens8938]

@@delanovanraalte3186 well there was some miscommunication that led to the bombing of Rotterdam I believe. But they had not officially surrendered but were planning to.

[@Harry_PP030]

Don't forget that the germans threatened to do the same with Amsterdam and Utrecht.

[@Harry_PP030]

@Jim Smithers Great thinking genius 😂😂😂

[@ladytruthtrumpet554]

My grandad who was in the British Army in WW2 always said that the Dutch were good people and had the utmost respect for them. They had everything thrown at them and even when the German invasion was successful, they still didn't lie down and take crap. Love the Dutch ❤️ awesome people.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your message!

[@calwianka]

Greetings my Dutch friend from an American from "New Amsterdam". My uncle was shot down over Holland. Thanks for all assistance that the Dutch provided him. When will you tell the great story of New Amsterdam and those Dutch businessmen who paid $24 for Manhattan?

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your message!

[@classesanytime]

Actually we didn't pay $24 FOR it, we paid $24 in trinkets to "pacht" it .. to rent and be allowed to exploit! By dutch law at the time it remained Indian property!

[@rgerca1593]

And lets not forget the loan that was granted to the young american republic just after their independance. If the tradesmen in antwerp had turned them down, the american economy wouldnt have been as quick to recover after the fighting ended. Antwerp was dutch back then. And for those days in May 1940, i walked the battlefields many times and it is clear that without a defense in depth and with the type of officers they had to deal with (men like Haberts for instance) there wasnt more to give than they have done. But thats just my opinion

[@DanDanDoe]

Hi, my grandfather helped out Allied pilots who found themselves on Dutch soil during the war. He had a register of all people that hid in his home. Multiple books were written about the resistance circle he was in. May I ask your uncle's name? Maybe my grandfather knew him. :)

[@johnryder1713]

Always nice to see a small country stand up for themselves, no matter how effective they were they should be proud

[@HistoryHustle]

Fair enough!

[@cdoggo3352]

@@stijnvdv2 if only 70% of tax euro's didn't go to the vacation funding of the Dutch Royal Family...

[@Briselance]

@@stijnvdv2 " an efficient country sees a big military that doesn't get used as a waste of money." They waited to practically hear bullets whistling by to start preparing for war and to even just think about modernizing the forces. And they were positively thrashed, with comparatively only a few victories and rightful claims to success that were, alas for them, merely tactical and very local successes with almost no influence on the outcome of the war (except for that battle when the Queen and other VIPs were not captured and could be shipped or "air-lifted" to the UK). That is no efficiency. At best, that is a very short-sighted management. Some people (I admit, myself included) would be tempted to use a much more "colourful" vocabulary. "He whose thoughts do not range far will see troubles close at hand", to sum it up. "Prim-minister de Witt, that got killed and eaten by an angry crowd" What? Eaten??? O_o " It's not even 4 years ago that during training the army had to say 'pang' during exercise as they were out of ammunition and there was no money for new ammo." Seriously? =_= I pity the military Dutch dudes and dudettes who had to to do that. How to kill motivation 101. :-(

[@cumbaja3456]

@@Briselance The Dutch government hoped for neutrality is my guess. Germany under Hitler had shown it's evil intent. Surrendering after 3 days was not much of a defense. Canadians and the allies had to give their lives to liberate. Does not add up.

[@Ricon_]

Echt kerel goed bezig! Een beetje onze gescheidenis in plaats van alle andere veldslagen. Eindelijk een verdieping op ons eigen land en punten waar we kritish op kunnen terug kijlen maar ook waar we wcht trots op kunnen zijn💪

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt, Rico! Blij dat je de video's waardeert!

[@onn0]

Rico, zeker!

[@Jaydon05]

Mooie comment thx!

[@dodec8449]

Hoezo ben je er 'trots' op dan, je bent decennia erna geboren.

[@j.m.b.7449]

Helemaal mee eens!

[@MaxSluiman]

Je zal als scholier maar zo'n gepassioneerde geschiedenis docent hebben.

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt, Max!

[@janvanrenselaar5998]

heb ik gehad op de lagere school. Een jood die 5 jaar verborgen geweest is. Alleen bij Geschiedenis en Aardrijkskunde kon ik mijn klep houden. Die man wist al toen ik 8 of 9 jaar oud was dat ik een soort van reiziger zou worden. Na mijn dienstijd in Duitsland-Seedorf volgemaakt te hebben, ben ik 1 jaar naar Libanon gegaan voor de blauw helmen. Daarna Int chauffeur,dus die man had gelijk.En bedankt voor het posten van de video,s,mijn vrouw (argentijnse) weet nu meer van de nederlandse historie.

[@charris5700]

Thanks for sharing this impressive battle story. I feel like the Netherlands invasion is overlooked outside of the bombing of Rotterdam. The Dutch defended well in several engagements against an extremely trained, world class army. It's stunning to see how many soldiers the Dutch captured. The defenders familiarity with their homeland and quick reaction to deploy troops can overcome some of the best weapons and soldiers. Once the panzer brigades and Luftwaffe got involved the inevitable outcome was reached fast as expected. In the beginning infantry gun battles the Dutch punched above their weight with well executed defensive victories. The Falschirmjäger had shown their decisiveness at fort Eben Emael. The Dutch however were able to make use of their entire inventory albeit meager on paper it was absolutely effective in the defensive victory, with multi strike attacks using aircraft, infantry, artillery and even a destroyer off the coast that shelled the invaders near the beach. 1600+ captured. 125 aircraft destroyed.

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome. Thanks for your insights. This week a video about the German aircraft losses will be uploaded. Cheers!

[@cumbaja3456]

so why did the Dutch government surrend so quickly while the army was still fighting. They the Dutch government and Dutch/German royalty fled to Brittain. It took a lot of canadian and allied lives to bring freedom back to Holland.

[@jorankoehorst]

@@cumbaja3456 The germans bombed the shit out of the center of Rotterdamn and threathened to do the same to other city's

[@cumbaja3456]

@@jorankoehorst and so what? You have not been watching how the Ukraine is fighting of Russia.

[@jorankoehorst]

@@cumbaja3456 the difference is that the war was already lost due to the fact that france and brittain were losing too. It would have been pointles to lose even more city's to bombing raids

[@Hyde_Hill]

What I have heard in the past is that the Netherlands taking out so many paratroopers and the planes made the invasion of Crete more difficult and this in time made the Germans scrap the idea of using paratroopers against the British. So sort of a knock on effect. Any credence to that?

[@jobberghs3734]

Also the german army landed there planes on the airport of den haag and all of them got shot to pieces

[@tigervv6437]

Yes you are absolutely right. An entire year of transport plane production was lost in those 5 days.

[@HistoryHustle]

Correct.

[@jwenting]

yup. Dutch AA was pretty effective, especially the airfield defenses. It would have worked as a surprise attack on the first day, not delayed as it was. There was some confusion where Dutch troops let paratroopers land rather than shooting them while still on their parachutes, as they had been told to not shoot at pilots bailing out of their aircraft, but that didn't last long when they realised what was really going on.

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Even general Kesselring said they lost too many experienced pilots.

[@bronsonperich9430]

The Dutch may have been taken out quickly, but when they escaped to Britain they became even greater warriors. Some of the first SAS were Dutch marines who were keen to get their country back.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@s_vb2220]

there where a lot of non English SAS members, and after the war a lot of them went home and introduced the SAS in there country, this is why for example Belgium has a SAS force.

[@GarudaLeader]

Dont forget the princes irene brigade that was an dutch batalion stationed in the UK

[@georgewillems32]

Engelandvaarders!

[@TimvanderWeyden]

@@GarudaLeader I wanted to mention the Prinses Irene Brigade as well. They have always been regarded as high quality troops by all allied forces they fought with.

[@sleepdeprivedjort]

Canada and The Netherlands are soulmates, greetings Canadians from The Netherlands!

[@HistoryHustle]

🇳🇱🇨🇦

[@fitnessplaza8766]

Love back💘

[@СлавИгры-з3с]

Love to Canada from holland

[@slymarbo4046]

I have the absolute utmost respect for the Dutch my grandfather was a vet. And you people show much respect to our Canadian vet's it makes me cry I love the Dutch people for that

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you for your response.

[@netboy1102]

Comparing to the Danish, Dutch soldiers and their government were 100 times better. Respect to Dutch

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks 🇳🇱

[@sennadehond3821]

Still are! 😂

[@mycklaflonscamping1398]

@@sennadehond3821 eerlijk, nee. Scandinavische regeringen zijn veel beter dan de Nederlandse!

[@sennadehond3821]

@@mycklaflonscamping1398 misschien op sommige onderwerpen

[@Briselance]

Well, it's not like the Danes could do much either. I mean, look at how many tanks they had (if they had any), how many planes, how modern these were, how many men at arms, how trained they were, what their morale was, etc. And the terrain was much less favourable to defence. No wide or deep or impetuous rivers, no ranges of steep hills and mountains, no thick and vast forests covering said hills (think of the Ardenne forest). Poor Danes couldn't do much.

[@sajanim]

Hard to continue fighting, when the enemy ruthlessly bombs half a city, with the promise to bomb the other half unless the white flag is raised.

[@Foortz]

sajanim generaal Winkelman is een held! Hij zag dat ondanks de successen de oorlog niet gewonnen kon worden. Het is dan ook nutteloos om steden te laten bombarderen. Winkelman heeft duizenden en duizenden levens gered!

[@gelul12]

More like the royal family fled and then they gave up

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed

[@sajanim]

@@gelul12 More like Dutch soldiers did their job (admirably) to protected the Royal Family until they could escape, and then gave up when Rotterdam was bombed. No one in his right mind would expect the Royal Family to stick around, get captured, and held for ransom, and it would be MORONIC to continue a fight that could not be won.

[@sajanim]

@@Foortz EXACTLY.

[@professornil.]

My ex girlfriends granddad was a Brit in the Arnhem airdrop, she stayed with the family that sheltered him on the anniversary in 1994.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jamesnell1999]

Respect to that guy and the others in Arnhem.

[@TheNewMode]

The Dutch have such a long cool history. I was always surprised they surrendered so quickly even with the surprise and quickness of the German military at that point in the war. It’s good to hear some positives from that sad and tumultuous time. Thanks from Alabama

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your message, William.

[@Mark-xd5up]

It’s because the Germans bombed a major Dutch city Rotterdam and threatened to bomb others like Amsterdam and Utrecht too.

[@hesseldijkstra5327]

Rotterdam suffered the first air raid of the 2nd war it was flattened and 1500+ killed. The Dutch government got an ultimatum surrender or we will bomb Amsterdam and after that Utrecht. Your choice.

[@robinxfighter1806]

Ik vind het zeer bijzonder dat jij deze video 10 minuten lang heb gekregen

[@HistoryHustle]

🇳🇱👍

[@TimvanderWeyden]

Waarom? 10 minuten is nog steeds veel te kort om alles goed te vertellen.

[@robinxfighter1806]

@@TimvanderWeyden vanwege de opkroping maar toch duidelijke informatie

[@KLappartments]

I remember how my grandfather explained me how it was in 1940, when scherpenzeel got invaded, he said: *''It was a nightmare, we thought this wouldent happen, planes flying above our heads, and artillery shells landing near us, we would jump in a small space underground when we heared bombs, artillery shells or planes.''* I to am a historian. I still live with my parents in Scherpenzeel. I have readed in a book about the old church, being bombed from the skies and the church fell apart. After the war they rebuilded it, its insane how we people in Scherpenzeel survived those moments.

[@gerhard6105]

Mooi gemaakte video. Miin vaders vader was een ordonans. We komen uit Haarlem. Daar was ook de motordienst. Ik heb hem in 1987 gevraagd wat hij in die 5 dagen heeft meegemaakt. Tijdens een rit over de snelweg bij Den Haag werd hun kolonne aangevallen door duitse vliegtuigen. Mijn opa zei dat ze één keer konden schieten en toen hij zjn geweer klaar had voor het tweede schot lag de kolonne in puin en waren de vliegtuigen weg. Tijdens het bombardement was hij op zijn legermotor ( mijn broer zegt dat het een Harley Davidson was) in Rotterdam. Direct n de overgave , dus dezelfde dag, is hij naar zijn zus in Hillegersberg gereden. Ik heb zjn Weerpas, knopen en bruine munitietasje. Hij was dacht ik bij afdeling A1 van de motordienst. Op mijn computer heb ik i.i.g. een foto dat hij met zijn kamaraden op het grasveld van de kazerne in Haarlem ligt. Mijn tante heeft alle echte foto's.

[@HistoryHustle]

Erg interessant om te lezen. Bedankt voor het nemen van de tijd voor het opschrijven.

[@gerhard6105]

Graag gedaan. Had eigenlijk in het engels gemoeten. Ik zal je de foto sturen. Mijn moeders moeder was uit Duitsland en haar broers waren dus in de Wehrmacht. Daar heb ik ook foto's van, als het je interesseert. Naar 1 van hen ben ik vernoemd. Dat zie je aan mijn naam. Ik woon in St.Vith sinds een jaar. Die omgeving zal je wel kennen....Leuke vondsten hier gedaan, in mijn huis : ) Als je meer wil weten kan ik het je in een mail schrijven. Of je komt hier 's op visite.

[@HistoryHustle]

Voel je vrij om te e-mailen. Adres staat onderaan iedere videobeschrijving.

[@gerhard6105]

Dag Stefan, via je email adres heb ik je wat info verzonden. Heb je dat binnengekregen? Het munitietasje iwat van mijn opa was is een bruine voor het Hembrug geweer.

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@rogerwilco2]

The Dutch tactics were mostly centred around holding out for a week or so, while the Brits and French would move up trough Belgium and connect up to form a front similar to WWI. The Dutch had three main problems: (1) They were (too) late to rearm, train and mobilize and were caught relatively unprepared. (2) The Germans had done a lot of intelligence gathering and reconnaissance in the years before, posing as tourists, traders and such. (3) The Dutch were inexperienced, having not really fought a war in a century, and were thus strategically and tactically not prepared. Finally, the country is simply to small to do any defence in depth against the Blitzkrieg, only Russia was really big enough. The Dutch had to surrender, not because their army was defeated, but because of the threat to the civilian population. The Germans bombed and destroyed the city of Rotterdam, and threatened to destroy the other cities as well. Otherwise the Dutch might have lasted a few more days, as planned, but it would not have mattered, as the Brits and French were having their own problems in places like Dunkirk and were in no position to come and help.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this information.

[@davidderuiter726]

The Dutch fought many wars just not in the Netherlands but in Indonesia

[@cumbaja3456]

I totally disagree with surrendering. They should carried on and not surrender so quickly. More fatalities sure but you fight until the last man standing against an evil empire.

[@The-Sharky-Show]

@@cumbaja3456it isnt about civilians, it was a whole city wich was destroyed and it was a big one. Only 5 buildings remained imagine if they did this so amsterdam, netherlands would no longer exist

[@cumbaja3456]

@@The-Sharky-Show Perhaps, Putin every other sentence is nuclear holocaust You fight till the last breath and then some. The Dutch government and royalty left for the citizen to fend for themselves. Five years later others had to give their life for Dutch freedom.

[@candelas31]

Well done. I remember working in Limburg over 20 years ago I found old Dutch uniform in the attic of a house I was renovating. It was defianately a uniform one could wear with a proud heart. Greetings from Poland, many of our soldiers rest near Arnhem

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your message. Really interesting you found such a uniform!

[@philiplagomarsino4086]

I live in Holland for 5 years several polish cemerty are not keep up .it is a shame they don’t take care of them

[@Briselance]

Do you remember anything about that uniform and the one who wore it? I am interested in knowing the details.

[@dennisnijhof7677]

Ha, mijn naam is Dennis Nijhof, ik vind jouw video's erg intressant. Ik ben zelf een ex-militair en veteraan. Ik heb gediend bij 13e infbat lumbl en heb 2 uitzendingen gedaan naar Bosnie, waaronder Dutchbat 3 '95. Ik krikg nog steeds het blad checkpoint. Een paar jaar geleden stond er een verhaal in van een KLMvlieger die de invasie van Noorwegen heeft gezien. Hij was op het vliegveld in Bergen en zag hoe fallshirmjagers het vliegveld innamen en luchtlandings eenheden hun positie versterkte. Omdat Nederland toen nog niet betrokken was, mocht hij wegvliegen. Hij heeft zijn bevindingen gemeld bij het ministerie van oorlog. Hierop heeft men de nederlandse vliegvelden versterkt met luchtdoelgeschut en panzervoertuigen. Hierdoor konden de Duitsers moeilijk de velden innemen. Is dit verhaal bij jouw bekend? Zou je daar verder in kunnen duiken en bevestigen of ontkrachten. Ga zo door je hebt een gaaf kanaal.

[@Ditka-89]

5 days is pretty damn good for a tiny army comprised almost exclusively with light infantry

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply. Here is the full story: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXqspIxsa5mne5Y

[@jacquesgerards2125]

Bedankt

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt!! 👍👍

[@davidolie8392]

Great video. There's not nearly enough info available for English speakers about those five days of resistance.

[@HistoryHustle]

Cheers, also seen the other videos about this? THE BATTLE OF THE GREBBEBERG: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXvUl3aMpM6kmLM THE GERMAN INVASION OF THE NETHERLANDS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXqspIxsa5mne5Y

[@gaditya4625]

Oh boy, holding such a suprise attack for 5 days is very much appreciable. They did their best

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed.

[@eltlaw]

There's also a school of thought that the War of Five Days delayed the 9th Panzer Divison's re-deployment into Belgium at a time when the BEF was retreating to Dunkirk. A time when such a delayed re-deployment may well have influenced the outcome at Dunkirk.

[@carlospaloma9324]

Wat leuk dat ik deze video tegen kom, best fijn om te horen dat we toch echt wel tegenstand hebben geboden! Groeten uit Nijmegen!

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank voor je bericht, Carlos!

[@clumpsygiraffe9014]

Leuk om te weten, Nijmegen is ook een heel groot slagveld geweest.

[@bruhmoment2354]

i love how much details go into these video. definitely subscribing!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks man!

[@iCommanderv]

One thing that impressed me when visiting the Kazematten at the Afsluitdijk was a helmet worn by a Dutch soldier. Apparently the "logo" of the lion at the front of the Dutch helmets was a weak spot. This soldier was hit directly in the logo and killed. Definitely worth a visit.

[@HistoryHustle]

I did visit the museum several years ago, very interesting place indeed!

[@humphet]

you do a great job at lecturing. i love this

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks!

[@Edwardnarby92]

Great video very insightful! Thank you very much for sharing a very interesting part of your country's history! Regards from Hong Kong

[@HistoryHustle]

Cheers! Thank you. I've been to Hong Kong in 2016 and shot this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4TCYYONpc90i5Y

[@Edwardnarby92]

@@HistoryHustle Just watched it and gave it a like) I spend my time metal detecting in the Hills around Hong Kong searching for relics from the battle of Hong Kong in December 1941. There are many great books and documentaries about the subject. Again many thanks for sharing your videos!

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

@@Edwardnarby92 read a book about it. Fiction mostly. Hms Serpent strikes back. I think the autrocities described were non-fiction...

[@Edwardnarby92]

@@sjonnieplayfull5859 Hi Thank you for the Tip;) I cannot find any mention of the book except for one called "The Empire Strikes Back" I am reading one at the moment called "Battle for Hong Kong, December 1941" by author Philip Cracknell, really very interesting.

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

@@Edwardnarby92 Douglas Reeman is the writer. Maybe its only in Dutch. Just found its called Sunset in English.

[@davidviner4932]

Thank you my Dutch friends, you slowed the Germans down in their conquest of Europe. That was a good thing as Britain stood alone in the Battle of Britain. It's common knowledge that beating the Germans in 1940 was a crucial point in the war

[@HistoryHustle]

More about this here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYDZoWyPgK1rl7s

[@thepretorian5292]

Maybe according to brits but according to the world just a side mission

[@gentlebabarian]

The netherlands had so much defence potential. Sadly that the dutch army was badly underfunded . And that the british did not realy want to help.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed, a very British troops disembarked at Hoek van Holland, but quickly left.

[@eltlaw]

The BEF was in Belgium by the time Winkelman surrendered, and somewhat busy - and also in the mire of Norway. The British landing at Hoek was only intended to destroy harbour facilities and fuel stocks. Also, the landing provided the means for evacuating the Queen et. al. The Allied intervention was by way of the French VII Army and the Breda Variant to Plan D.

[@gilibran]

For another trench war perhaps, not the mobile battle the Germans introduced and with aircraft becoming an integral part of warfare. We could flood land yes, but then you also lock yourself up with no way out only to be bombed into submission.

[@willmears1111]

My uncle Harry Stappers was in the Roermond underground and was helped by my mother Annemarie Mevissen. My uncle was interrogated twice, during the war, and had his ribs kicked in both times but gave no information and was released each time. My mother's boyfriend was executed by the Germans after they marched overnight into Roermond on the first night of the war since the city is only two miles from the German border. My mother was sent to three forced labour/concentration camps during the following years, but was liberated at Regensberg, Germany in 1945.

[@HistoryHustle]

Harsh times for your family in WW2. Thanks for sharing this.

[@ak9989]

Love your videos. Big fan of Dutch history and it's colonies, just like the UK. I collect Victorian medals from the Colonial wars. Hard to find Dutch items

[@HistoryHustle]

Nice to hear! Have you also checked out the videos I made about the Dutch East Indies? See: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZWbnqucepV6nc0

[@jayartz8562]

Love the video's, can you do some on the Dutch resistance?

[@HistoryHustle]

In the future yes.

[@henkjeoma8069]

I'm from Maastricht and my grandparents have told me stories about the battle here. On both sides of the bridges they blew up there's a park and they always told a out the shooting that went back and forth there. And stories about my grandma's mother who hid jews in her attic.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this information.

[@doorgedraaid399]

Goede video Stefan, echter vind ik het jammer dat je een beetje er door heen vliegt. Ik zou het leuk vinden als je meer aandacht aan ieder onderdeel van deze video zou besteden. vooral voor de mensen met minder kennis.

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt Edwin, deze video maakt deel uit van een serie. Er zijn op dit kanaal namelijk meerdere video's over de Duitse invasie van Nederland te vinden. Hier is de playlist waar alle video's over NL in WOII instaan: kzbin.info/aero/PL_bcNuRxKtpFqVkDAwQwskFibTbzaZ0sq

[@doorgedraaid399]

History Hustle Ik heb wel meer van je video’s gezien. Leuk om naar te kijken. Kan me voorstellen dat anderen er wat van kunnen leren.

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank!

[@PoffHistory]

Amazing video

[@HistoryHustle]

👍 cheers

[@mathijsvann]

Make a video on Soldaat van Oranje. No one outside of Holland seems to know his story. It’s amazing!

[@HistoryHustle]

I will talk about this in the future.

[@Harry_PP030]

Considering that Roelzema borrowed some heroic stories from a colleague perhaps.

[@eddys.3524]

You mean that guy who, with others, attempted a coup after the war and failed miserably?

[@ROACH0000]

Very informative. Respect for the Dutch from your English brothers.

[@HistoryHustle]

Cheers!

[@Portlygolf]

Cheers

[@tdc074]

U bent echt de enige KZbinr die op elke coment reageert ga zo door!

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank, ik doe mijn best haha!

[@adolfgaming1761]

Stefan jij lekkerding wat een goede video!

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank!

[@sie11pervan]

Everyone reading these comments, keep in mind that the Dutch army equipment at the time wasn't a lot more than a lot of farmer boys in shorts equipped with late 1800's Mannlicher rifles, and late 1800's field guns. Looking at some of the battles from that perspective, some outcomes were very impressive indeed.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.

[@Militaria_Collector]

Excellent videos and content.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching!

[@be4stsie]

God I love my country

[@HistoryHustle]

That's the spirit!

[@be4stsie]

G V i was talking About the netherlands xD

[@geschiedschrijver]

Kiwi egg kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJCZk417o7uqp5Y

[@silverletter4551]

For losing?

[@Portlygolf]

Silver Letter where are u from

[@j.m.b.7449]

Heel vet, hoge kwaliteit en zeldzame content. Ook erg fijn als de Nederlandse uitspraak klopt, respect voor je Engelse uitspraak. Tot slot, gruwelijke baard! Mijn subscribe heb je, keep it up!

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt voor de fijne woorden! Ik doe mijn best. Mocht je deze video interessant vinden, wellicht vind je deze ook tof: Over de Duitse invasie van NL in het algemeen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXqspIxsa5mne5Y Over de bevrijding: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZiYeHh7gtl2qas Playlist over Nederlanders die voor de Waffen-SS gingen vechten: kzbin.info/aero/PL_bcNuRxKtpH80zEWzRuvOVAc2C0M7C1V

[@j.m.b.7449]

@@HistoryHustle Ik ga ze even lekker bekijken! Thanks voor de tips!

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@Dutchnavyengineer]

Mijn opa zat bij het korps rijdende artillerie, deel van de Lichte Divisie, zo trots op deze man!

[@HistoryHustle]

Respect. Heb je hem ontmoet? Wat vertelde (of weet je) over zijn ervaringen?

[@Dutchnavyengineer]

@@HistoryHustle Ja zeker, heb hem nog heel wat jaren meegemaakt, als oudste kleinkind. Hij vertelde er niets tot weinig over, zeker de mei dagen van 1940 weten we eigenlijk niets van. Hij heeft mij het een en ander verteld over zijn verzets activiteiten toen ik zelf in militaire dienst ging. Maar hij liep er niet mee te koop en praatte er niet graag over hij had ook zeker last van PTSD. Ik heb mbv van zijn persoonlijke papieren die ik kreeg van mijn oma, mbt eenheid, ontslag datum, aanbevelingen/voordracht bij de politie door een commandant van hem van het KRA(kapt Portheine). Ik ben er ingedoken en heb zo, via oude after action reports die openbaar zijn gemaakt, een beetje zijn mei dagen van 1940 kunnen reconstrueren, althans alleen waar en wanneer hij ergens was, met zijn eenheid van het K.R.A. Zijn verzetskruis en oorlogskruis met gesp "mei 1940" hangen hier bij mij in de kamer en gaan nooit weg, ben echt trots op die man en wat hij op die jonge leeftijd allemaal gedaan heeft.

[@HistoryHustle]

Interessant om te lezen. Dank voor het nemen van de tijd om dit te vertellen.

[@Dutchnavyengineer]

@@HistoryHustle Graag gedaan, je enthousiasme werkt aanstekelijk ;-)

[@w.willems2533]

Hallo ouwe !! Great vids, thanks alot, the comments from your viewers are just as good !!!!!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@erhard3178]

If you like PC games as i do i recommend you to try Battlefield 1942 with Battlegroup42 mod which has 3 battles that were fought during the invasion of Netherlands: Ockenburg airfield, Grebbeberg and Kornwerderzand. You can play either as Dutch Royal Army or as Wehrmacht. It also has Battle of Java where you can play either as KNIL or as Japanese Imperial Army.

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting, thanks for the tip!

[@niedersacksen]

I need this mod

[@erhard3178]

www.moddb.com/mods/battlegroup42

[@erhard3178]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIPYd5-XYqarbsU and here is the base game

[@Briselance]

You also have quite a few maps set in the Netherlands, in Post-Scriptum. I positively love that game.

[@motorcop505]

Yet another great video! As far as history related KZbin channels go, my favorites have been: • The Great War • Between the Wars • World War Two - Time Ghost • Five Romeo Romeo - about the Rhodesian Bush War as viewed through the eyes of a Corporal as well as films from Periscope Films & the Nuclear Vault. That being said, I believe that you and your channel are right up there with Indy Nidel and Spartacus Olsenn of Great War/Between Wars/WWII/Time Ghost and 5RR! The research and hard work you devote to creating wonderful videos definitely shows in the end result. I have yet to see one I didn’t like and learn from. Your students are extremely blessed to have such a wonderful history teacher, especially since most students (at least those in the US) aren’t learning about historical events that clash with the political views of their teachers and school administrators. Thank you so much for all your hard work and for sharing your videos with the world! Best wishes from Delaware ⚔️🇺🇸

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your message. Great channels indeed!

[@TheVerkeerslicht]

Super informatieve video! Zou je ook zo'n video over de invasie van België kunnen maken? Met vriendelijke groeten Een belg

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt. Deze video zal gemaakt worden maar hiervoor wil ik in België filmen hetgeen voorlopig nog niet op de planning staat. Sorry.

[@Euroka2000]

Heel graag. Wat mij nog altijd intrigeert: NL gaf na 5 dagen op vanwege bombardement op Rotterdam en dreiging van meer. Belgie hield het veel langer vol, 22 dagen naar ik meen. Waren er geen Nazi dreigementen om Brussel en Antwerpen te bombarderen toen ?

[@onlyrealhiphop4637]

The heros of those 5 days are always honored. The soldiers at the grebbeberg and the airforce with old planes and outnumbered showed some bravery against a way stronger enemy

[@HistoryHustle]

A finger against a fist, one Dutch historian said.

[@dronevideosandotherrc9018]

je bent ook echt een typische geschiedenis leraar :p Leuke video

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt!

[@niconesta8566]

Top man! Never learnt so much about the invasion. A nice treat after a lifetime of only talking of German occupation. My take up untill I started watching the vid; we thought we could stay neutral as in ww1 thus we were ill prepared, we thought the rivers could hold them and were surprised by the new invention of para troopers. My take after this; we did a pretty fine job considering the area we cover, and the dominant war machine we were up against. Not to mention the pre war conditions were bad, which led many to collaborate with the Germans who seemed to somehow have the answer to the economic woes of the 30s. I often think that is overlooked, they were recession heroes in a time of enormous poverty in Europe. I think that made so many people in neighbouring countries collaborate with them, they felt forgotten by their own leaders and saw in Germany a sense of pride they lost. This is what I concluded after many stories from my grandfather, who said anyone will raise their right hand if it may deliver you a plate of food.

[@niekeissens]

Vol verwachting klopt ons hart :p

[@HistoryHustle]

Goed om te horen, Niek!

[@chesternimitz8357]

Haha wat ben jij grappig 😒

[@niekeissens]

@@chesternimitz8357 kwam met iets beters dan 😜

[@wilbertiedema9245]

Super tof om meer te weten te komen over de meidagen. Thnx! Ga je ook een Q&A doen over dit onderwerp?

[@HistoryHustle]

Wellicht!

[@kct_music8471]

I didn't realize he was dutch until he said his name XD Awesome video btw

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@kct_music8471]

@@HistoryHustle I've always been interested in the dutch battles in WW2 (considering I'm dutch myself) so i really enjoyed this ^-^

[@HistoryHustle]

👍👍

[@alanluth6755]

well the accent gave it away for me

[@Depipro]

About the Afsluitdijk - I first checked out those bunkers because they provided a nice spot to have lunch during a long bike ride. I read that three further factors contributed to the Dutch success there, namely, obviously, the fact that it is a bottleneck, the Germans had no hope of surrounding the Dutch position; the fact that German high command had not deemed it important enough to send air support (the one thing the Dutch were vulnerable to everywhere); and finally there also was a Dutch warship nearby in the Waddenzee, which could provide artillery support against the German advance while staying out of range of the German guns.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for the additional information!

[@TimDutch]

Misschien een leuk idee om een filmpje te maken over de bewapening van het Nederlandse leger ten tijde van WW2. Zowel Landmacht, Luchtmacht en Marine.

[@HistoryHustle]

Zeker, interessant!

[@TimDutch]

@Rick K Defensie misschien?

[@paulusdarkmagenta1203]

dank je voor deze bijdrage .

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@raulstefan3152]

Hello from Romania ❤. Very cool that helmet 😜

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes, thanks. I know the Romanians had the same shape of helmet!

[@Chriskros1984]

I have a original wanna buy 😉

[@HistoryHustle]

@@Chriskros1984 I'm already good, I have two ;)

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

Found one in the trash at work. Its safe now...

[@raulstefan3152]

@@sjonnieplayfull5859 Damn

[@haroldgodwinson832]

History Hustle, you failed to mention that the Germans lost essentially two thirds of their air lift capability during the Battle of Holland. As a consequence, it was essentially unrealistic if not impossible for the Germans to launch an invasion of the United Kingdom later that same year as they no longer possessed the logistical capability to do so - despite what we are still told.

[@HistoryHustle]

Dear Harold, I did not fail to mention it, because it lies more nuanced. Please watch my video about it. Lemme know your thoughts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYDZoWyPgK1rl7s

[@haroldgodwinson832]

@@HistoryHustle Sorry, I wasn't aware of the existence of that video. I have now watched it but unfortunately I still tend to disagree with you. IMO, the threatened invasion of Britain was more bluff than reality. Not only would the Germans require air superiority to have any chance of success but they would also have had to eliminate the Royal Navy. That was simply unrealistic and I'm sure they were aware of this. But that aside, their chances of pulling off a successful airborne invasion, if that was ever realistic, died during the Battle of Holland. Not only could they not make up the losses, but they must have realized from their experience in the Netherlands that their air transport fleet did not have the depth necessary to sustain an invasion force on the other side of the Channel. Take a further 200 odd aircraft out of that equation (aircraft that would otherwise have been available had it not been for the Dutch) and the task becomes an impossibility. Given what happened in the Netherlands, I don't think it would be an exaggeration to suggest that what remained of the German air transport fleet after the Battle of France would have been chewed-up over Britain in just a matter of days.

[@HistoryHustle]

I see. Thanks for taking the time to write your response.

[@khoi83]

I'm from Luxembourg and I say Bravo! To the Dutch for their courageous des fighting!

[@HistoryHustle]

Cool! Welcome to the channel. We have another avid user who's also from Luxembourg. Actually, have you seen my latest Luxembourg episode about WW1? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp3QY5toaK16g9k

[@jasonparr4275]

Lest We Forget. Best wishes Dutch buddy, cheers from sunny Queensland Australia.

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks for your reply 👍

[@TimDutch]

Is de film alleen te zien voor Patreon supporters?

[@HistoryHustle]

Ja, dat klopt.

[@mrsaltybaldman7443]

@@HistoryHustle das jammer ik wist niet dat je voor geschiedenis moest betalen

[@HistoryHustle]

@@mrsaltybaldman7443 De informatieve video's op dit kanaal zijn en blijven gratis.

[@StevenGuderian14]

How did your channel start? I forgot you were a history teacher. Did you possibly make this channel for your students in the first place?

[@HistoryHustle]

The Dutch channel is for my students (History Hustle Nederlands). I started in 2015 in Dutch, later English. Now there are 2 channels: English (this one) and Dutch.

[@StevenGuderian14]

@HistoryHustle absolutely stupendous! Very proud of you. That's sounds like quite the task to do. And maintain rhem!

[@QuizmasterLaw]

The Dutch fought quite well of course; but what can you do when you are vastly outnumbered. In war people literally are alive one minute and dead the next. five days is forever.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed, can't image what it would be like.

[@QuizmasterLaw]

@@HistoryHustle ... some of us don't have to imagine. :/

[@dianneklop2068]

beleive in God he can always help you

[@arno-luyendijk4798]

Dank voor deze uiteenzetting, Stefan. Verhelderend om te horen dat ons leger niet zonder slag of stoot opgaf. Mooi materiaal om in mijn eigen geschiedenislessen te gaan gebruiken .

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt, Arno.

[@arno-luyendijk4798]

@@HistoryHustle geen dank. Ik zie dat je net als ik moeite doet om geschiedenis zo visueel mogelijk te maken. Een paar weken geleden, bijvoorbeeld, heb ik bij de afsluiting van de les over de hippies het lied " San Francisco " van Scott McKenzie gezongen met mijn twaalfsnarige gitaar , compleet in tye dye shirt en met leren hoofdband om met het "Ban de bom "-symbool erop. Het was een groot succes. Ga zo door, zou ik zeggen.

[@HistoryHustle]

Leuk idee om muziek te maken in de klas.

[@arno-luyendijk4798]

@@HistoryHustle het kan ook op een manier zonder dat je veel van instrumenten spelen hoeft te weten. Een paar weken geleden hield ik met mijn groep 6 op basisschool voor speciaal onderwijs een "jamsessie Terug in de tijd". We zaten in een kring en ik had allerlei spullen meegebracht die gemakkelijk zijn te bespelen: mini djembé, tamboerijnen, stokjes, stenen, walnoten. Daarmee gingen de kinderen een ritme spelen dat door de leerling met drumles werd aangegeven, alsof ze na het eten in de tijd van jagers/verzamelaars zich vermaakten rond een kampvuur. Het was een groot succes. Volgend jaar ga ik die weer proberen te houden, nu met een paar percussiekikkers erbij.

[@Vdh1989]

They should make a movie about the 5 collaborators who didnt manage to help the german nco in the mission because of a rouch night before XD

[@HistoryHustle]

For some reason I keep thinking about the scene from Inglourious Basterds.

[@DutchEddie]

Prachtige aflevering weer, dank. Kleinigheidje: Fort Eben-Emael spreek je uit als Fort Eben-Emaaal.

[@HistoryHustle]

✅️👍

[@stroopeter]

Je bent 1 van de weinigen die niet een Nederlands accent heeft tijdens Engels praten

[@HistoryHustle]

Doe mm best 😁👍

[@erikbruil4907]

Hmmm, het is nog wel te horen maar voor niet-Nederlandssprekende wordt het al lastig.

[@SirPeterlll]

Je hoort het gelijk. Wanneer Nederland weer in een invasie situatie terrecht komt en de oppositie wilt weten of je een Nederlander bent dan hoeft die alleen maar een zin in het engels te zeggen. And busted

[@fjvmunsterman]

This was a very interesting and educational video. My Late grandfather was in the dutch military at the time and fought the german invasion. He went into the Dutch resistance movement after the Dutch capitulation and had to eventually flee the country for Great Britain (engelandvaarder) after their resistance movement apparently got betrayed to the germans. As far as i am aware of, he spent the remainder of the war in Great Britain, doing what, i unfortunately do not know because simply, no one ever really told me. My family historie about the war has always been, shall we say, a bit loaded, because of the trauma involved, and was, therefor, seldomly discussed ? Which to this day i find a real pity, if i am honest.

[@HistoryHustle]

Many traumatized people from that time rarely spoke about their experiences. Thanks for your reply.

[@AururaTinn7930]

1:43 this reminds me a polish soldiers who blew up the bridge in Tczew at 1 of september 1939 but unfortunately they end up beeing shot by germans in act of revenge and btw great video :)

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your comment!

[@coltonbutton4291]

Where did you get your dutch uniform?

[@HistoryHustle]

www.re-enactmentshop.com/webshop/world-war-ii-allies/dutch-army

[@coltonbutton4291]

@@HistoryHustle Sweet. Great video man!

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

The Dutch in the end beat Germany in Hamburg 1988.

[@HistoryHustle]

I was 2 at the time and it was perhaps my earliest memory. Those were the days!

[@cvb6089]

🤔 I was very drunk after that victory ( i lived in Rotterdam back then perfect revange)... 😁

[@flyingdutchman3895]

I was 10 and it was awsome , the last loss for the WC against the spanisch stil hurts tho .

[@PUAlum]

Fascinating episode. Thank you. Have you made a video about the Dutch Queen being taken to England? I imagine there might have been some tense moments in that move. (And sorry if it's findable....and i just missed it. )

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply. Haven't made a video on that. Perhaps in the future. Can't tell when.

[@107598]

So you mean to say that the dutch fought in rotterdam and not the english?? So battlefield 5 is wrong?

[@_robo_]

It is

[@gelul12]

The English were there with a small engineer force I believe

[@HistoryHustle]

Correct, BF5 is wrong on this point. The English never made it to Rotterdam.

[@1972Sylvester]

What I found interesting is that the supreme commander basically gave.the Germans the middle finger during the surrender. Before surrendering he ordered the navy and merchant fleets to go the Britain. And refused to call them back when the Germans demanded this. If I remember correctly the German negotiators had great respect for that man.

[@HistoryHustle]

Not sure, have to read more about this.

[@QuizmasterLaw]

I love your accent you sound like an american farmboy.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks haha!

[@privatepyle2639]

Yup.. or american farmboys just sounds like the Dutch ;)

[@Monst3rNetwork]

Bedankt voor de duidelijk omschreven uitleg rondom de gebeurtenissen. Dit soort informatie vind ik zelf waardevoller dan wat ik ook uitgelegd heb gekregen.

[@HistoryHustle]

Graag gedaan, ik hoop dat je de andere video's omtrent dit onderwerp ook waardeert: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXqspIxsa5mne5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXvUl3aMpM6kmLM

[@SandervkHistory]

Kan niet w8en!

[@HistoryHustle]

Mooi om te lezen, Sander!

[@CpmSam]

Was there a battle in Woudenberg? Was er een slag in Woudenberg?

[@HistoryHustle]

The battle of Scherpenzeel was partly fought on "Woudenberg territory" I believe since the line was on Woudenberg side.

[@CpmSam]

Yeah I can tell the Grebbelinie is on the Woudenberg side, some bunkers and (small parts of) trenches still remain

[@HistoryHustle]

True.

[@robertsanders7060]

May 11, 1940. My 23 year old grandfather and a friend go to the Dutch army office in Amsterdam, with the intention of telling the people there to give them guns and send them to the front, so they can shoot at those invading Germans. This was the Sarphatistraat office, where later I went for my own army suitability assessment (but, that is a story of Dutch army incompetence in itself). Some deeply surprised, confused, coffee drinking and sleepy persons slowly walk up to them and tell them to go home because "this can take months and month, you know, and we'll figure something out, if we have to". In short, stories about the Dutch army's efficiency should always be taken with a grain of salt.

[@HistoryHustle]

Here my take on this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pV7Hc557psmkY9E

[@OttoVonBolschwingPhD]

Thank you for a very informative video, top notch presentation.

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome, thanks!

[@colonial6452]

There is quite a defensive line along the canal near Leusden which I have visited several times. While in poor shape today, this line of large and small pillboxes and bunkers permitted the Dutch Army to hold the Germans back. The Dutch Army did a pretty good job of holding off the German conventional infantry and horse-drawn transport while the more advanced German forces attacked in the urban areas. The central government surrendered while the front line troops were fairly successful. I understand that in the late 1990's, the army engineers held an exercise to clear the small canal of munitions which had landed there during the fighting.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply. Think you mean the so-called 'Asschatterkeerkade'.

[@huzaar100]

Heel erg goed gedaan. Proficiat, ga zo door.

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt!

[@nielshennet5571]

Special thing about the battle of the afsluitdjik: my dutch grandfather told me that they still fought 2 days after the surrender until they were finally convinced by dutch officials to surrender

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing Niels. Respect for your grandfather!

[@xXTheoLinuxXx]

Niels Hennet, there was a huge disbelieve when The Netherlands surrendered. The army at the Kornwerderzand was succesful, and captain Christiaan Boers thought he could win and kick the Germans out of Friesland. Later on he was a member of the Dutch resistance, but they arrested him and he was executed at a concentrationcamp.

[@evenserieus1]

Bedankt, een heel waardevol vak geschiedenis.

[@HistoryHustle]

Zo is het:)

[@jessemounoury6065]

Mooi gemaakt man, en jaloers op je uniform ;) Om in deze gevallen echt over 'successen' te praten betwijfel ik overigens. Die gevechten bij de Afsluitdijk hebben een haast mythische status gekregen, maar waren een bijzaak binnen een nog grotere bijzaak (de invasie van Nederland). Dat blijkt wel uit het inzetten van een B-garnituur eenheid, en dat ze na afgeslagen te zijn niet heel erg hard hun best hebben gedaan. De verliezen die de Nederlandse verdediging zou hebben toegebracht bleken ook enorm mee te vallen. Dat de Duitsers na 4 dagen Rotterdam nog niet hadden ingenomen, was wel een fikse tegenvaller voor onze Oosterburen. De mariniers zien het graag anders, maar het was toch grotendeels landmacht dat rond die bruggen vocht

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank voor je bericht!

[@Portlygolf]

gekoloniseerd 🇳🇱 geweldige video maat

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank!

[@iliketapirs2299]

I really enjoyed this video,keep going :D

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!!

[@LordCucumber77]

My great uncle from my mothers side was Lt. Ham, who was second in command at the Afsluitdijk (Kornwerderzand) under Captain Boers. He was captured after their surrender and ended up in Colditz. Tried and succeeded to escape twice, but was then captured again and made an example (he was put in front of a firing squad by the Germans). My mums aunt Gre, his widow, was one if the honored guest at the monument each year as the battle was remembered. For any Dutchies here: my great uncles combat reports are still there to read at the Dutch national archives online. It gives a detailed and often very personal report of the days up to their surrender. Worth a look!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you for sharing this, very interesting!

[@LordCucumber77]

@@HistoryHustle If you talk about a no nonsense example of Dutch courage under fire, the Afsluitdijk is a prime example. Holding off the vanguard of a 5000+ men German division with a mere 250 men, albeit in a prepared position, despite German artillery and air support, is not to be sniffed at 🙂

[@vedob5163]

You are very good at this, please make some of your videos longer.

[@HistoryHustle]

Which ones? Lemme know.

[@gordanaparthur9267]

Thanks. From here in the UK it was good to see an overview of the dilemmas facing the Netherlands after the failure (you described ) of France and Britain to retaliate immediately to the invasion of Poland. I guess a non-neutral Netherlands might have enhanced that capability. I'm a pacifist, actually, but still interested in the mechanics of active resistance to Totalitarianism. Remembering the Dutch, German, Danish and Norwegian Resistance this week too, as you all bought us time. RIP Sophie Scholl 🙏 for example, representing many, many others of all political parts and perspectives that could see something was wrong. Subscribed. I'd probably not watch more detailed, nuanced, info about individual battles (though interested in strategy gaming) I like your vignettes like the Major in the North who made his views clear. Thanks again. g

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply.

[@padraigpearse1551]

Any ideas of where I can get a replica dutch uniform? I'm from Ireland but can't find anywhere other than one site and everyone I've asked has said the quality is really bad

[@HistoryHustle]

www.re-enactmentshop.com/webshop/world-war-ii-allies/dutch-army

[@Z.P.4795]

My grandfather didn't capitulate in the Battle of Zeeland. He had to defend the French retreat until May 18th.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing. In a few weeks I will cover the Battle of Zeeland!