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Reichskommissariat Niederlande

1940 – 1945
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The German civilian occupation regime in the Netherlands, headed by Reichskommissar Arthur Seyss-Inquart from 29 May 1940, after the Dutch capitulation and the flight of the government to London.

German forces in the Netherlands capitulated 5 May 1945 (Lüneburg Heath instrument of 4 May, effective 5 May); the Dutch government returned and Seyss-Inquart was hanged at Nuremberg.

Borders in 1944 · drawn from 2 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 2 border frames for Reichskommissariat Niederlande — the shape you scrub through changes in 1940 · 1944.

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