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Are the 'forty militia formations' brigades, divisions or corps? I hope corps.
I know the Fokker was an okay fighter, but I just don't think you're going to be able to keep any planes in the air against overwhelming German airpower.
Good update. Hope you can fight the Germans to a stand still!
-- Beppo
I know the Fokker was an okay fighter, but I just don't think you're going to be able to keep any planes in the air against overwhelming German airpower.
Good update. Hope you can fight the Germans to a stand still!
-- Beppo
Fokker did have a few good airplane designs so I hope these are represented in HoI3. I like your defence plan, one thing though, do you have a decision in HoI3 to break the dikes at the "Hollandse Waterlinie"?
Right, my time is generally spent between sleeping and being too tired to do anything and working, however I gave this a test-run to refresh my combat knowledge of HOI3 and I've decided two things:
1. You guys are going to love this as much as I did.
2. There will be an update for every week ingame time.
Coming soon!
1. You guys are going to love this as much as I did.
2. There will be an update for every week ingame time.
Coming soon!
Ahh eagerly awaiting your update. Please defend my country with all your might, there are so few Dutch AARS and even fewer ones that succeed in defending the low countries.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Chapter 4: To arms!
The Anschluss of Austria and the Sudetenland incident created two public outcries in the Netherlands that were largely independent of each other. The first was Germany was in blatant and indeed flagrant violation of the Treaty of Versailles, but although the Dutch public were far from happy with this, it was still felt in the Netherlands that the Treaty was too harsh and that it was unlikely Germany would press any further territorial concessions. Austria, at least, was German speaking and appeared to be content with joining the Reich. The Sudetenland, however, was considerably more alarming. Watching with scorn as Western leaders signed away Czechoslovakia's future, the Dutch themselves wondered what place the minor powers of Europe had in a new world order. The Czechs were better armed than the Netherlands, and yet Germany's demand for more territory had not been resisted by the Western nations. What chance did the Dutch stand if Britain and France not only ignored them but actively worked against their independence? It became immediately clear that armed neutrality was simply not enough to protect Dutch independence.
'Peace in our time' proclaims British PM Neville Chamberlain
On March 1st, Hitler walked into Vienna amidst shock across the continent of Europe. His requests for a Grossdeutschland, a Germany consisting of all ethnic Germans, was clearly not his only motive. Domination of anyone who would not dare to fight back was on the National Socialist agenda. Something had to be done. On March 2nd, the Kingdom of the Netherlands formally joined the allied powers, the British Commonwealth, France and Poland, in open alliance, and on March 3rd mobilised her Army. A general callup of the most important formations in the Army began. Immediately, supply problems began to plague the mobilisation and it was clear that the economic strain it put on the Dutch nation was so large that if a reason for mobilisation did not come soon, the DVH would have to be demobilised. Yet the ranks continued to swell as German propaganda against Poland and even France and Britain was stepped up. At this time, tens of thousands of refugees fled West, not to France, but to the Netherlands, some of whom took up arms and others were helped by the Dutch Government to escape across the ocean either to Britain or North America. It was considered the humanitarian responsibility of the Netherlands to accept those for whom life in Germany was somewhat more than unbearable if nobody else would.
On September 1st, German troops attacked Poland. On September 2nd, the Allies declared war on Germany. Dutch troops on the border sighted tanks rumbling in the distance, troops marching and trucks rolling. The military might of Germany was to be thrown against them. The Dutch Fleet put to sea. 101 Squadron sat ready on the runways. And half a million Dutch bayonets pointed East. The war had begun.
Hitler proclaims how he will crush Poland and the Netherlands
The Anschluss of Austria and the Sudetenland incident created two public outcries in the Netherlands that were largely independent of each other. The first was Germany was in blatant and indeed flagrant violation of the Treaty of Versailles, but although the Dutch public were far from happy with this, it was still felt in the Netherlands that the Treaty was too harsh and that it was unlikely Germany would press any further territorial concessions. Austria, at least, was German speaking and appeared to be content with joining the Reich. The Sudetenland, however, was considerably more alarming. Watching with scorn as Western leaders signed away Czechoslovakia's future, the Dutch themselves wondered what place the minor powers of Europe had in a new world order. The Czechs were better armed than the Netherlands, and yet Germany's demand for more territory had not been resisted by the Western nations. What chance did the Dutch stand if Britain and France not only ignored them but actively worked against their independence? It became immediately clear that armed neutrality was simply not enough to protect Dutch independence.
'Peace in our time' proclaims British PM Neville Chamberlain
On March 1st, Hitler walked into Vienna amidst shock across the continent of Europe. His requests for a Grossdeutschland, a Germany consisting of all ethnic Germans, was clearly not his only motive. Domination of anyone who would not dare to fight back was on the National Socialist agenda. Something had to be done. On March 2nd, the Kingdom of the Netherlands formally joined the allied powers, the British Commonwealth, France and Poland, in open alliance, and on March 3rd mobilised her Army. A general callup of the most important formations in the Army began. Immediately, supply problems began to plague the mobilisation and it was clear that the economic strain it put on the Dutch nation was so large that if a reason for mobilisation did not come soon, the DVH would have to be demobilised. Yet the ranks continued to swell as German propaganda against Poland and even France and Britain was stepped up. At this time, tens of thousands of refugees fled West, not to France, but to the Netherlands, some of whom took up arms and others were helped by the Dutch Government to escape across the ocean either to Britain or North America. It was considered the humanitarian responsibility of the Netherlands to accept those for whom life in Germany was somewhat more than unbearable if nobody else would.
On September 1st, German troops attacked Poland. On September 2nd, the Allies declared war on Germany. Dutch troops on the border sighted tanks rumbling in the distance, troops marching and trucks rolling. The military might of Germany was to be thrown against them. The Dutch Fleet put to sea. 101 Squadron sat ready on the runways. And half a million Dutch bayonets pointed East. The war had begun.
Hitler proclaims how he will crush Poland and the Netherlands
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Same here, here hopes this new Dutch Army of yours takes some names and kicks some .... 
Chapter 5: Your search - 'surrender' - did not match any documents. Did you mean 'Ik zal handhaven'?
The situation as of Sept. 2
The town of Venlo sits directly on the Dutch-German border, straddling the river Meuse and occupying three bridges across that river. It was on the 2nd of September at 0900 hours that a German armoured division attempted to cross the Meuse at Venlo and came up against 12. DVH Fusilier-Divisie. The German plan was to send two armoured brigades to cross the northern road bridge while a motorised brigade advanced down the central rail bridge. The armoured forces would encircle Venlo and cut their signals link to their Corps Commander at Eindhoven. At 1012H Brigade commander Decker moved his brigade down the northern bridge and immediately came under intense direct artillery fire. Two tanks were lost and he withdrew out of range, awaiting the motorised attack. The motorised brigade succeeded by 1120H at taking the rail bridge and securing the charges fixed to it by Dutch engineers. At 1200H Decker took lunch and renewed his attack at 1220H, losing another three tanks but finally crossing the bridge under a smokescreen, surprised to find that no charges had been laid. The second brigade crossed at 1300H and by 1400H the Meuse had been secured for Germany.
However, Major General Stumme found himself in a bit of a predicament. His troops at the railway bridge were fortified in the surrounding urban area and did not want to risk a breakout without knowing the Dutch strength. He ordered Decker to encircle Venlo and a heated tank-artillery battle took place from 1700H to 1900H. The onset of darkness gave Stumme extra confidence and he ordered his troops to move forwards, finding the Dutch had already withdrawn when an encirclement was made possible. Decker was ordered to complete the encirclement and catch any retreating Dutch troops but wasted an hours time evading a second Dutch artillery battalion reported to him by reconaissance elements, which was later discovered to be a decoy. Only one company of Dutch remained which acted as a rearguard, withdrawing into a forest west of Venlo and holding down Deckers advance until 0200 on 3rd of September, when they surrendered and the Dutch withdrawal had been complete. Dutch losses were 163 and German losses were 51 and 9 tanks. Thus ended the first battle of the Dutch-German conflict.
However, at 0000H on the 3rd, two divisions of German infantry crossed the border into Nijmegen and came up against 18. DVH Fusilier-Divisie. A fierce urban battle broke out which was not completed until the 5th of September, when Dutch troops withdrew from Nijmegen, having taken 495 casualties and inflicting 151 on their German opponents. All bridges in Nijmegen were successfully destroyed and various other buildings that may have been assistance to German supply lines were destroyed. In the south, the Dutch had contested German advances strongly and although had withdrawn from two key border cities, had given a good account for themselves and had made it painstakingly obvious that they were not about to give in without a fight. The North was a different matter as German troops advanced into the northern part of the country unopposed, swallowing up large amounts of the Dutch countryside and little else.
On the 8th of September, Stumme's armour division moved into Eindhoven, expecting similar resistance but this time being met with an altogether different force. The two towns of Geldrop and Eineind lay blocking the Eastern entry into Eindhoven and across these routes, Stumme's tanks, still led by Decker, were forced to halt and even withdraw from withering artillery bombardments. Entering the town of Geldrop, Stumme's motorised division came under heavy small arms fire and the advance was sluggish. Decker re-routed his tanks through the countryside but found it to be crawling with partisans armed with anti tank grenades and anti tank rifles. Lacking infantry support, Decker did not want to expose his vehicles to infantry ambush and withdrew behind Geldrop. By the 9th of September, neither Geldrop nor Eineind had been taken by the Germans and fighting had slowed to an indefinite halt, with Stumme still committed but practically begging his Corps headquarters for artillery and infantry support. His motorised troops were begin to take losses and his tanks could not move; for the roads were marked by artillery and the countryside garrisoned by an ardent Dutch militia force. Stumme and Decker met for dinner at 1800H and wondered what lay ahead in Eindhoven itself.
Meanwhile, the Dutch were not so complacent in allowing large amounts of their territory to be swallowed up by the German war machine. At the same time as Mj-General Stumme and Colonel Decker met for dinner, Dutch General van Voorst tot Voorst led the Upper DVH Army and its 50,000 troops, secure in the knowledge that the crossings of the Ijsselmeer were covered by the Navy, into an offensive against a single German infantry division who reeled under the unexpected offensive. One thing was clear after the first week: the conquest of the Netherlands would require a great expense of blood on behalf of the same Wehrmacht who had already captured Krakow and Danzig in the East. On the diplomatic scene, the Netherlands requested reinforcements, the French requested to move troops across Belgium, and the Belgians gave a firm no. It appeared that, at least for now, Holland was on her own.
The situation as of Sept. 9
The situation as of Sept. 2
The town of Venlo sits directly on the Dutch-German border, straddling the river Meuse and occupying three bridges across that river. It was on the 2nd of September at 0900 hours that a German armoured division attempted to cross the Meuse at Venlo and came up against 12. DVH Fusilier-Divisie. The German plan was to send two armoured brigades to cross the northern road bridge while a motorised brigade advanced down the central rail bridge. The armoured forces would encircle Venlo and cut their signals link to their Corps Commander at Eindhoven. At 1012H Brigade commander Decker moved his brigade down the northern bridge and immediately came under intense direct artillery fire. Two tanks were lost and he withdrew out of range, awaiting the motorised attack. The motorised brigade succeeded by 1120H at taking the rail bridge and securing the charges fixed to it by Dutch engineers. At 1200H Decker took lunch and renewed his attack at 1220H, losing another three tanks but finally crossing the bridge under a smokescreen, surprised to find that no charges had been laid. The second brigade crossed at 1300H and by 1400H the Meuse had been secured for Germany.
However, Major General Stumme found himself in a bit of a predicament. His troops at the railway bridge were fortified in the surrounding urban area and did not want to risk a breakout without knowing the Dutch strength. He ordered Decker to encircle Venlo and a heated tank-artillery battle took place from 1700H to 1900H. The onset of darkness gave Stumme extra confidence and he ordered his troops to move forwards, finding the Dutch had already withdrawn when an encirclement was made possible. Decker was ordered to complete the encirclement and catch any retreating Dutch troops but wasted an hours time evading a second Dutch artillery battalion reported to him by reconaissance elements, which was later discovered to be a decoy. Only one company of Dutch remained which acted as a rearguard, withdrawing into a forest west of Venlo and holding down Deckers advance until 0200 on 3rd of September, when they surrendered and the Dutch withdrawal had been complete. Dutch losses were 163 and German losses were 51 and 9 tanks. Thus ended the first battle of the Dutch-German conflict.
However, at 0000H on the 3rd, two divisions of German infantry crossed the border into Nijmegen and came up against 18. DVH Fusilier-Divisie. A fierce urban battle broke out which was not completed until the 5th of September, when Dutch troops withdrew from Nijmegen, having taken 495 casualties and inflicting 151 on their German opponents. All bridges in Nijmegen were successfully destroyed and various other buildings that may have been assistance to German supply lines were destroyed. In the south, the Dutch had contested German advances strongly and although had withdrawn from two key border cities, had given a good account for themselves and had made it painstakingly obvious that they were not about to give in without a fight. The North was a different matter as German troops advanced into the northern part of the country unopposed, swallowing up large amounts of the Dutch countryside and little else.
On the 8th of September, Stumme's armour division moved into Eindhoven, expecting similar resistance but this time being met with an altogether different force. The two towns of Geldrop and Eineind lay blocking the Eastern entry into Eindhoven and across these routes, Stumme's tanks, still led by Decker, were forced to halt and even withdraw from withering artillery bombardments. Entering the town of Geldrop, Stumme's motorised division came under heavy small arms fire and the advance was sluggish. Decker re-routed his tanks through the countryside but found it to be crawling with partisans armed with anti tank grenades and anti tank rifles. Lacking infantry support, Decker did not want to expose his vehicles to infantry ambush and withdrew behind Geldrop. By the 9th of September, neither Geldrop nor Eineind had been taken by the Germans and fighting had slowed to an indefinite halt, with Stumme still committed but practically begging his Corps headquarters for artillery and infantry support. His motorised troops were begin to take losses and his tanks could not move; for the roads were marked by artillery and the countryside garrisoned by an ardent Dutch militia force. Stumme and Decker met for dinner at 1800H and wondered what lay ahead in Eindhoven itself.
Meanwhile, the Dutch were not so complacent in allowing large amounts of their territory to be swallowed up by the German war machine. At the same time as Mj-General Stumme and Colonel Decker met for dinner, Dutch General van Voorst tot Voorst led the Upper DVH Army and its 50,000 troops, secure in the knowledge that the crossings of the Ijsselmeer were covered by the Navy, into an offensive against a single German infantry division who reeled under the unexpected offensive. One thing was clear after the first week: the conquest of the Netherlands would require a great expense of blood on behalf of the same Wehrmacht who had already captured Krakow and Danzig in the East. On the diplomatic scene, the Netherlands requested reinforcements, the French requested to move troops across Belgium, and the Belgians gave a firm no. It appeared that, at least for now, Holland was on her own.
The situation as of Sept. 9
That's an incredible density of formations! The Germans will certainly have their work cut out for them to crack that fortress region.
Intresting, would it be a idea to give up the North completely, if the dutch navy can stop germans moving over the ijsselmeer? And use the troops that become avalible to bolster the centre?
I also see some British planes buzzing around, are they any help?
I also see some British planes buzzing around, are they any help?
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do you no that a lot of dutch fortess are not in the game
the dutch defence depends heavy on fortress end the waterline
the dutch waterline is like a graet castle moat to deep to teak panzers a cross
the waterline ore fortress holland wash a line of fortress end drownd land that wash the defence for the west of holland the east wash for germany
the dutch defence depends heavy on fortress end the waterline
the dutch waterline is like a graet castle moat to deep to teak panzers a cross
the waterline ore fortress holland wash a line of fortress end drownd land that wash the defence for the west of holland the east wash for germany
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Allow me to translate that Dungrish to English for you.
*ahem*
Did you know that a lot of Dutch Fortresses are not in the game?
The Dutch defense depended heavily on fortresses and the waterline.
The Dutch waterline was like a giant moat of a depth unable be crossed by panzers. The waterline, or Fortress Holland, was a line of Fortresses and drowned land that was the defense for the west of Holland whilst the east was to be sacrificed to Germany.
Allow me to translate that Dungrish to English for you.
*ahem*
Did you know that a lot of Dutch Fortresses are not in the game?
The Dutch defense depended heavily on fortresses and the waterline.
The Dutch waterline was like a giant moat of a depth unable be crossed by panzers. The waterline, or Fortress Holland, was a line of Fortresses and drowned land that was the defense for the west of Holland whilst the east was to be sacrificed to Germany.
Ah, wonderful story. Ik zal handhaven instead of I surrender Try keeping our country alive Vanguard44!
Try keeping our country alive Vanguard44!
I think the Dutch Empire will certainly live up to it's name this time. Germany should know better then to mess with such powers as The Netherlands!
I always thought the Netherlands was an intersting nation, and they played an interesting role in WW2.
Something I'm surprised I hadn't thought of till now, but I was born in a town called Holland, in the state of Michigan. Most of the people in the town are of Dutch ancestry (I myself am mostly Bohemian, with a scattering of other nationalities: Danish, Norwegian, German, Swiss, Irish and English. But no Dutch. My parents came from Wisconsin, and we moved back blah blah blah), and every year we had a festival called Tulip Time. Alot of kids had a traditional Dutch costume, including me, complete with the Wooden Shoes. It was alot of fun, sadly I grew out of those shoes quite fast. Anyways I'm sure nobody really cares, but I felt like saying it anyways.
I always thought the Netherlands was an intersting nation, and they played an interesting role in WW2.
Something I'm surprised I hadn't thought of till now, but I was born in a town called Holland, in the state of Michigan. Most of the people in the town are of Dutch ancestry (I myself am mostly Bohemian, with a scattering of other nationalities: Danish, Norwegian, German, Swiss, Irish and English. But no Dutch. My parents came from Wisconsin, and we moved back blah blah blah), and every year we had a festival called Tulip Time. Alot of kids had a traditional Dutch costume, including me, complete with the Wooden Shoes. It was alot of fun, sadly I grew out of those shoes quite fast. Anyways I'm sure nobody really cares, but I felt like saying it anyways.
Wooden Shoes are awesome! Wear them almost everyday. Klompen FTW!!
Back on topic: Always nice to see a Dutch AAR.