Nazi occupation of the Netherlands

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historical event military occupation part of World War II

The Nazi occupation of the Netherlands was the period from 1940 to 1945 when Germany controlled and oppressed the country during World War II, marked by persecution of Jews, resistance activities, and severe wartime hardship.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event → military occupation → part of World War II →
administrationBy	Reichskommissariat Niederlande →
aftermath	purge of administration and police → war crimes trials of collaborators →
antiJewishMeasure	Aryanization of Jewish property → exclusion of Jews from public life → forced registration of Jews → mandatory wearing of the yellow Star of David →
battle	Bombing of Rotterdam →
capitalCityUnderOccupation	The Hague →
casualtiesOfBombingOfRotterdam	approximately 800 to 900 civilians killed →
causeOfFebruaryStrike	protest against persecution of Jews →
civilAdministrator	Arthur Seyss-Inquart →
collaborationistParty	Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB) →
conflict	World War II →
consequenceOfHungerWinter	widespread famine →
countryOccupied	Netherlands →
dateOfBombingOfRotterdam	14 May 1940 →
dateOfFebruaryStrike	February 1941 →
dateOfHungerWinter	winter of 1944–1945 →
dateOfOperationMarketGarden	September 1944 →
deportationTo	Auschwitz concentration camp → Sobibor extermination camp → Theresienstadt ghetto → Westerbork transit camp →
destructionFromBombingOfRotterdam	large part of Rotterdam city center destroyed →
economicConsequence	forced labor in Germany → rationing of basic goods → severe shortages of food and fuel →
endTime	5 May 1945 →
estimatedDeathsHungerWinter	approximately 20,000 civilians →
estimatedJewishVictims	over 100,000 Dutch Jews killed →
finalPhase	Hunger Winter →
governmentInExile	Dutch government in London →
headOfGovernmentInExile	Queen Wilhelmina →
invadingForce	Wehrmacht →
keyLiberationEvent	Battle of the Scheldt → Operation Market Garden →
leaderOfCollaborationistParty	Anton Mussert →
liberatingForces	American forces → British Army → Canadian Army → Polish forces →
liberationBy	Allied forces →
location	Kingdom of the Netherlands →
majorCityUnderOccupation	Amsterdam → Rotterdam NERFINISHED → The Hague → Utrecht NERFINISHED →
memorialization	Liberation Day on 5 May → National Remembrance of the Dead on 4 May →
militaryEvent	German invasion of the Netherlands →
monarchDuringOccupation	Queen Wilhelmina →
notableStrike	February strike →
notableVictim	Anne Frank → Edith Frank → Hannah Goslar → Margot Frank →
occupyingPower	Nazi Germany →
partOf	German occupation of Western Europe during World War II →
percentageOfJewishPopulationKilled	about 75 percent →
persecutedGroup	Dutch Jews → Roma → Sinti → political opponents → resistance members →
policy	Germanization of Dutch society → banning of free press → censorship of media → curfews and travel restrictions → suppression of political parties →
resistanceActivity	forging identity papers → sabotage of railways and infrastructure → sheltering Jews and fugitives → underground press →
resistanceMovement	Dutch resistance →
resistanceOrganization	Landelijke Knokploegen (LKP) → Ordedienst (OD) → Raad van Verzet (RVV) →
securityPolice	Gestapo → Sicherheitsdienst →
startTime	10 May 1940 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Liberation of the Netherlands ("German occupation of the Netherlands") →	hasCause
Case Yellow ("invasion of the Netherlands") →	hasPart
Liberation of the Netherlands ("German-occupied Netherlands") →	location
The Diary of Anne Frank →	mainSubject
Nazi occupation of the Netherlands ("German invasion of the Netherlands") →	militaryEvent
Higher SS and Police Leader in the Netherlands ("German occupation of the Netherlands") →	operatedDuring
Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 ("German occupation of the Netherlands") →	relatedTo
Anne Frank House →	timePeriodDocumented
Edith Frank →	wentIntoHidingDuring