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Identifying killed German and Dutch soldiers at the Grebbenberg

1940-05-16 · Grebbenberg · Netherlands

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Identifying killed German and Dutch soldiers at the Grebbenberg.

The Dutch army hold the line at the Grebbenberg for three days and withdraw at May 13th.

About 400 Dutch soldiers lost their life here. It is not known how many German soldiers lost their life

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