GERMAN TROOPS ON SPANISH BORDER
time attacking the defending troops in the back by parachutists. As soon as the attackers occupied the aerodromes a great number of troops carrying enemy planes landed. The parachu-
Madrid, To-day. tists were often dressed in Nether- German troops have arrived on the lands military uniforms, which not Franco-Spanish border at Hendaye.— only caused considerable confusion but Reuter. often enabled the attackers to requsi- tion motor cars, which greatly in- creased their freedom of action. Al- though many of the parachutists may have landed in various disguises they PAN-AMERICAN PARLEY mostly obtained these from Nazi sym- pathisers on the ground and were thus
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houses of their German friends. Nu- merous parachutists were only young the State Department announced. boys who in many cases did not even | Havas. know they were in Holland and some of whom had never even flown. The
German parachutist operations were not as success
ful as Hitler expected, and, contrary to Hitler's boast that his army could overrun the small low-automatic rifles, bicycles and wireless lying country in one day, it took them five days
to occupy the territory.
Netherlands observers in London are of the opinion that England is not so vulnerable to attack by parachu- tists as Holland turned out to be.
Hitler may have some more sur- prises, but the calculations of the Nazis are not infallible.
The above are some of the interest ing statements contained in a detailed report, issued by the Department of
Economics of the Netherlands East Indies, through the Netherlands Con- sul-General in Hong Kong, Mr. D. G. E. Middleburg.
Warship in Action
The Netherlands man-of-war "Van Galen" played a heroic part in the war. The ship arrived off Holland on May 8 from the Netherlands Indies and while proceeding along the coast, observed a number of German 'planes disembarking troops on the
beach. Without hesitating the ship fired on
the Germans.
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majority, however, was equipped with
transmitters, Trench mortars, motor-
special parachutes.
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Some parachutists, dressed in Nether- lands army uniforms, joined up with Dutch army detachments whom they suddenly attacked, inflicting frightful losses. Others grabbed women, children playing in the streets, whom they used as shields in their advance. The capitulation of the Netherlands army in the centre part of IIolland must be ascribed to the destruction of the air force, the activities of para- chutists aided by fifth columnists, and finally to the occupation by surprise of the two bridges near Moerdijk, south of Rotterdam, which consequently could not be blown up.
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Netherlands observers in London express the opinion that England is not so vulnerable to attack by parachu- The report mentions that General
tists as Holland. Besides England has Count Von Sponeck, of the German
no Moerdyk Bridge! Army, sent his horse by special 'plane
England has taken precautions and Holland so that he might ride as a has organised the people against at- conqueror into The Hague. The Gen-tacks from the air. eral followed in another machine which was shot down before reaching the population,
Many war veterans are among the with the experience its destination.
Presumably the 'plane carrying the horse was also shot down as nothing was heard of it again.
re-
Holland was not taken unawares, claims the report, adding that the Netherlands Legation in Berlin ceived confidential information of the plaaned attack four days before invasion was started.
Three Calls
the
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cies, whereas Holland has never been at war for the last 100 years.
England's ground defences are better and last but not least there is the Royal Air Force. The Netherlands had only a small air force.
The following is a summary of the battle in Holland.
Summary of The Battle With one exception all the bridges across the Meuse and the Ysel in the Eastern part of Holland were blown up by the Netherlands army, one of them while a German armoured train In order to repair was crossing it. the damage the Germans brought with them spare parts which exactly fitted the particular bridges.
The information was received May 6, and on the night of May 9, it was certain that the Germans were go- ing to attack during the night of May 9 and 10. The German preparations were kept very secret and only a very small number of people in Germany had knowledge of the planned inva-
It has sometimes seemed inexpli- sion. There was no attempt to sever cable how the Germans were able to telephonic communications between
occupy certain aerodromes. The me- Holland and Germany and the Nether-thod adopted was to try and destroy lands Legation was able to put through the defences from the air, at the same three separate calls to The Hague in- forming the Government of the Ger- man plans.
German parachutists were in- structed to surround the Royal Pa- face at The Hague and capture the Royal Family.
Bomb Attacks
Repeated bomb attacks were made on The Hague and the Royal Family had to spend most of the time in bomb-proof shelters.
Prince Bernard, Consort of Princess Júliana, took up a position with a ma- chine-gun in the square of the Palace and said: "If necessary, I will stake my life to protect the Palace."
There was great danger of German 'planes landing on the wide arterial motor roads, as they did in Norway, so precautions were taken by the authori- ties.
Old trucks, lorries, motor-buses and large drain-pipes filled with ce- ment, were placed across the stra- das.
Army's Stand
and and
The Army fought heroically splendidly, continues the report, claimed that the spirit and morale was excellent throughout. The public was. remarkably calm and the general at- titude of the population was Nazi, and anti-German:
anti-
The parachutist operations were not as successful as the Germans expected. Troops, war equipment and ambulance inaterials were dropped from heights of between 500 and 1,000 metres.
The troops did not 'jump out but were dropped but through trapdoors which opened in the floors. Many troops were killed by falling. Some of the parachutists started firing whilst descending and co-oper- ated with local Germans.
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That the Dutch defence otherwise has been solid is proven by the fact that one quarter of the Netherlands army was wiped out, whilst the whole air force went down flighting. The Queen's Grenadier Guards suffered 80% casualties in retaking an aero- drome near the Hague. It took the Germans three days to cover the dis- tance of 50 miles between the near- est point on the border to the "Water line," the chief inundation system around the "Fortress Holland."*" Nei- ther this "Water Line," nor the dam across the Zuyderzee, nor the Zuy- derzee itself, had been crossed by any German forces at the moment of ca- pitulation. The war only lasted four tea for every ill. Each tes contains nog days but there is evidence that the loss than twelve distinct Ingredients; and Germans counted on being able to they are sold under a money-back guarantee. overrun Holland in one day only.
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