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German Military invades The Second Polish Republic
German Military invades The Second Polish Republic -
France and the United Kingdom declared war on the German Reich
The UK and France declared war on Germany in defense of Poland. -
The Dutch Army revives plans of a German surprise attack.
The Dutch received word of a German Blitzkrieg when a Nazi plane crash landed on a Dutch airfield -
The Dutch government enacts martial law
The Dutch government feared that military information would get leaked to the Germans, so they authorized martial law. -
The Germans begin their attack by bombing and para-trooping into the Netherlands
The Germans started their blitzkrieg by dropping bombs and paratroopers onto the Netherlands -
The Grebbe Line fell and Queen Wilhelmina flees to the UK
The main Dutch line fell and the Queen of the Netherlands is forced to flee. -
The city of Rotterdam was given the decision between surrendering or being bombed.
The city of Rotterdam was given an ultimatum between surrendering or being destroyed, but before the time ran out General Schmidt bombed the city -
The Netherlands officially capitulates to the German Reich
The Netherlands officially capitulates to the German Reich -
The Germans installed Reich Commissioner Arthur Seyss-Inquart
The Germans installed Reich Commissioner Arthur Seyss-Inquart -
Almost all of Western Europe is controlled by the German Reich
Almost all of Western Europe is controlled by the Axis including France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Denmark
