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D-Day: Black Devils, WWII Dutch Army
Maki
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Posted: Monday, December 02, 2019 - 04:33 AM UTC


D-Day Miniature Studio released a new set of figures... a very interesting theme rarely portrayed in 1/35 scale.

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Posted: Monday, December 02, 2019 - 10:06 AM UTC
I think this is a first: Dutch fighters?
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Posted: Monday, December 02, 2019 - 11:19 AM UTC
That's right Bill. A special group during the fight for Rotterdam.
To be more specific; These are the Rotterdam Marines Corps.
Battle for the Maas Bridges.
There is a lot of information on the Internet about this Heroic Marines corps.


Regards,

Robert Jan
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Posted: Monday, December 02, 2019 - 04:48 PM UTC
Some Photos I found on a quick survey.
Mobilization

Typical Dutch uniform and Helmet, 2 soldiers of Corps Mariniers Rotterdam, Zwarte Duivels

View on one of the Maas Bridges, nowadays we call this one "De Oude Hef"

Surrender


5 days of heavy fights, defending the Bridges and the city of Rotterdam.

Robert Jan
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Posted: Tuesday, December 03, 2019 - 10:11 AM UTC
Nice, and a great change of pace!
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Posted: Wednesday, December 04, 2019 - 01:38 AM UTC
Nice.

Some light reading on the battle for Rotterdam:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rotterdam

The centre of Rotterdam was completely destroyed by German bombing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_bombing_of_Rotterdam

The Hef still exists today:
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Hef

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