Moerdijk Bridges

German paratroopers of the 1st Fallschirmjäger Regiment were dropped near Moerdijk and Dordrecht in order to take the bridges that were the gateway to Rotterdam and "Fortress Holland". The operation in Moerdijk was a success as the paratroopers easily took …

1940-05-10

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German paratroopers of the 1st Fallschirmjäger Regiment were dropped near Moerdijk and Dordrecht in order to take the bridges that were the gateway to Rotterdam and "Fortress Holland". The operation in Moerdijk was a success as the paratroopers easily took their objectives - two bridges. In Dordrecht, Dutch soldiers were able to blow up the railroad bridge, but despite fierce Resistance they were unable to hold the road bridge. For two long days, the German paratroopers repelled numerous counter-attacks from Dutch forces, who were determined to either retake the bridges or blow them up. In the end, the Fallschirmjäger successfully held the bridges until the recon vehicles of the 9th Panzer Division arrived.

Moerdijk, Holland

The Battle of the Netherlands was a military campaign part of Case Yellow, the German invasion of the Low Countries and France during World War II. The battle lasted from 10 May 1940 until the surrender of the main Dutch forces on 14 May. Dutch troops in the province of Zealand continued to resist the Wehrmacht until 17 May when Germany completed its occupation of the whole country.

Wikipedia: Battle of the Netherlands

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