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The naval history of the Netherlands dates back to the 15th century. As overseas trade was a traditional cornerstone of the Dutch economy, naval defence was indispensable for the protection of commercial interests.

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Naval history of the Netherlands

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The naval history of the Netherlands dates back to the 15th century. As overseas trade was a traditional cornerstone of the Dutch economy, naval defence...

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Naval warfare

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Netherlands Naval Aviation Service

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The Netherlands Naval Aviation Service (Dutch: Marineluchtvaartdienst, shortened to MLD) is the naval aviation branch of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Although...

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Royal Netherlands Navy

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Government Navy Netherlands Naval Aviation Service Military history of the Netherlands Military ranks of the Dutch armed forces Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine...

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Netherlands

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countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with...

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Dutch States Navy

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Navy, is the modern successor of the States Navy and inherited many of its traditions. Naval policy in the Netherlands was originally decentralized. Each...

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Netherlands in World War II

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Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 as part of Fall Gelb (Case Yellow). On 15 May 1940, one day after the bombing of Rotterdam, the Dutch forces...

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Flag of the Netherlands

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The national flag of the Netherlands (Dutch: de Nederlandse vlag) is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue. The current design originates as a...

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Military history of the Netherlands

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when it seceded from the Netherlands. Despite the contemporary political boundaries, they share much of the same military history. Germanic tribes are...

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Naval history of World War II

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At the beginning of World War II, the Royal Navy was the strongest navy in the world, with the largest number of warships built and with naval bases across...

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Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

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of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, making her the longest-reigning monarch in Dutch history,...

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History of slavery in the Netherlands

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The history of slavery in the Netherlands dates back to the period of classical antiquity. During the early modern period, Dutch slave traders bought...

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Government Navy

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The Government Navy (Dutch: Gouvernements Marine or Gouvernementsmarine, GM) was a Dutch naval force in the former Dutch East Indies and Dutch New Guinea...

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Dutch Republic

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The United Provinces of the Netherlands, officially the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Dutch: Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden), and...

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Naval tactics

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warfare, the naval equivalent of military tactics on land. Naval tactics are distinct from naval strategy. Naval tactics are concerned with the movements...

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Naval history of Japan

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The naval history of Japan began with early interactions with states on the Asian continent in the 3rd century BCE during the Yayoi period. It reached...

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GIUK gap

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The GIUK gap (sometimes written G-I-UK) is an area in the northern Atlantic Ocean that forms a naval choke point. Its name is an acronym for Greenland...

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Netherlands Marine Corps

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The Netherlands Marine Corps (Dutch: Korps Mariniers) is the elite naval infantry corps of the Royal Netherlands Navy, one of the four Armed Forces of...

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Vlieter incident

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101 Sententiën Story, passim James, p. 306. Lambert, A. D. (2002). The Naval History of Great Britain: 1797–1799. Mechanicsburg: Stackpole. ISBN 9780811710053...

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Netherlands Armed Forces

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The Netherlands Armed Forces (Dutch: Nederlandse krijgsmacht) are the military forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The armed forces consist of four...

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William I of the Netherlands

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king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg from 1815 until his abdication in 1840. William was the son of William V, Prince of Orange, the last...

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Dutch East Indies campaign

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A History Modern of Indonesia, Cambridge; Cambridge University Press, p. 87. Does not include naval personnel "Chapter 10: Loss of the Netherlands East...

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Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding

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Royal Netherlands Navy. It is owned by the Damen Group. Damen Naval is situated in Vlissingen. The company was founded on 8 October 1875 as the NV Koninklijke...

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