The Dutch Resistance 1940–45: World War II Resistance and Collaboration in the Netherlands: Elite Klaas Castelein Osprey Publishing

The Dutch Resistance 1940–45

World War II Resistance and Collaboration in the Netherlands

The Dutch Resistance 1940–45

World War II Resistance and Collaboration in the Netherlands

Description

Describes and illustrates the full range of Dutch resistance groups and German and collaborationist counter-resistance groups during the Nazi occupation in 1940-45.

The Nazi occupation of the Netherlands was a complex, varied and bloody affair. Well- documented is the initial capture by the Gestapo of a secret Dutch Special Operations Executive radio-operator who thereafter lured several parachuted agents to their deaths, but, the actual scope and complexity of the occupation was much greater than this. Large-scale civil resistance against the occupation began as early as February 1941, and 1943 saw assassinations, reprisals, and the development of various resistance groups – the LKP National Assault Teams and some 'wild' armed groups: the left wing RzV and the conservative OD. In addition, several overlapping Dutch organizations amalgamated in September 1944 into the NBS: 'Netherlands Interior Forces'. In return, the Germans created the collaborationist Landwacht security force. From the start of September 1944, when Allied armies liberated the southern provinces of North Brabant and Limburg, NBS "shocktroop" units were uniformed and armed by both the British and US armies and assisted their further advance, while a bloody underground struggle continued in the still occupied North until final liberation in April 1945.

The Dutch authors of this title are long-time researchers of the subject, with family connections to Resistance veterans, a large library of hitherto untranslated local sources, and support from several museums and private photo collections to fully document the groups and fighting involved. Using detailed color illustrations of troops and fighters, this volume provides a comprehensive and in-depth account of one of the lesser-known occupations of WWII.

FASCISM IN THE PRE-WAR NETHERLANDS
Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging (NSB, National Socialist Movement)
Nationale Jeugdstorm (NJS, National Youth Force)
Nationaal-Socialistische
Nederlandse Arbeiderspartij (NSNAP, National Socialist Netherlands Workers' Party)
Zwart Front (ZF, Black Front) and Nationaal Front (NF, National Front)
Grauwe Vendels (GV, Grey Banners)
THE MILITARY OCCUPATION, 1940–45
THE SECURITY APPARATUS
General Commission for Security
Local security forces: Nazification of the Dutch police
Wachtmannen (Watchmen)
Kontroll-Kommando (KK, Control Guard)
Nederlandse Landwacht (LW, Home Guard)
Landstorm Nederland (LSN, Territorial Defence Force)
GROWTH OF THE RESISTANCE, 1940–44
Continuing the fight from Great Britain
The 'England Game'
Emergence of the first resistance movements: Communistische Partij Nederland (CPN, Netherlands
Communist Party)
Geuzen ('Beggars')
Ordedienst (OD, Order Service)
CS-6
Raad van Verzet (RVV, Resistance Council)
Three women RVV fighters
Landelijke Organisatie voor Hulp aan Onderduikers (LO, National Organizationfor Help to People in Hiding)
The decisive general strike, April–May 1943
Landelijke Knokploegen (LKP, National Assault Teams)
Prison raids
OPEN WARFARE, FROM SEPTEMBER 1944
ALLIED LIBERATION OPERATIONS, 1944–45
GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

Product details

Published	May 17 2022
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Extent	64
ISBN	9781472848024
Imprint	Osprey Publishing
Illustrations	Black & white and colour photos.
Dimensions	10 x 7 inches
Series	Elite
Short code	ELI 245
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

The story of the country's occupation is not a subject widely covered and this book redresses that in a highly informative way that goes beyond what the reader may think they already know.

John Norris, Gun Mart & Militaria Mart magazine
I found this taught me a lot that I had not known before, so a good value addition to your references, and with artwork which is likely to attract many modellers with the inspiration/reference of some less familiar uniforms to try.

Robin Buckland, Military Model Scene
'An abundance of books has been written about resistance and collaboration in the Netherlands during the Second World War, but not too many of them in English. Klaas Castelein from Duiven and Michel Wenting from Doesburg did write about it in English.'

'We realized that most books about resistance and collaboration had been written in Dutch. As a result, foreigners cannot disclose any information about this, yet its history is incredibly fascinating.'

Wenting and Castelein sketch a balanced view: 'In some parts of the country the Resistance seriously contributed to the liberation, but in other parts they got passionately engaged in exacting vengeance on Germans and collaborators'.

Piet Venhuizen, De Gelderlander