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The Dutch declare neutrality at the start of World War 2
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Around 140,000 Jews live in the Netherlands. Germans attack the Netherlands.
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Dutch Cabinet and royal family flee to London.
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Central Rotterdam is destroyed by German bombing.
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The Dutch surrender to Germany. After five days of fighting , there are 2,220 dead soldiers, 2,700 wounded Dutch soldiers, and 2,00 civilian casualties.
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Germany begins building defenses along the Atlantic coastline from France to Denmark. Many Dutch homes are destroyed and thousands of Dutch citizens are forced to relocate in the process.
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Jews are required to wear the yellow six-pointed star on an outer garment. 3% of the adult male population belongs to the Netherlands Nazi Party and 16,000 young people make up its youth branch.
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Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in Amsterdam."Anne wrote a diary while hiding from the Nazis in an Amsterdam warehouse."