At this time, except for Germany, which had individual anti-tank rocket launchers, other countries did not have them at all, and the American "Bazooka" Soviet RPG was developed in the late stage of World War II. Therefore, the Dutch and Belgian soldiers could only use the primitive death squad method for the German tanks, but the effect was minimal.

In the Dutch campaign, although the Dutch army bravely resisted, but the command was rigid, the tactics were rigid, and the weapons were inferior, under the latest German tactics, especially the armored assault and JU87's air precision bombing, for a country like the Netherlands that did not have much air force, it was basically incomprehensible, what reinforced concrete fortress was bombarded by JU87 dive bombers 500 kg, at most four, it was completely reimbursed, no matter how strong the fortress was built.

In the case of the loss of the air force, the role of these fortresses is really limited, and the Netherlands is also influenced by the French Maginot Line, building a large number of bunkers in the territory, and the construction of fortresses results in the waste of defense resources, in the huge fortifications, it is not forever strong.

There are many bright spots in Germany, such as the German paratroopers, and Li Mo has always had a great interest in the actions of the special forces, so the military operations commanded by Li Mo are accompanied by almost countless such actions.

The operation of paratrooper units in the Netherlands and northern Belgium, although not the main direction of attack of the Wehrmacht, was undoubtedly the most noticeable in the days leading up to the war. The first was the actions of the Airborne Forces of the Seventh Army. They first seized three key Dutch airports and several bridges over the Metz River in the Netherlands, opening the way for their advance into the Dutch interior. In addition Wind used fake Dutch military uniforms to capture several key bridges on the border.

Because the Wehrmacht 9th Panzer Division, facing the Netherlands, had to rush to Breda before the French 7th Army. to thwart the plans of the Anglo-French forces to contact the Netherlands. In many places they failed, the Germans succeeded. The 9th Panzer Division quickly crossed the bridge and struck into the interior of the Netherlands. At the same time, the German 6th Army, facing Belgium, also transferred part of the troops that had been hindered here, marching through the bridge. The paratrooper commandos also seized several bridges over the Belgian border. On this day, the paratrooper commandos will receive ninety-two crosses.

Perhaps the most striking was the capture of the Belgian fortress of Emar. Although the Emar Fortress was only a target in the direction of the German attack, it was still of great importance. Both the Anglo-French forces and Belgium hoped and calculated that the fortress of Emar would hold out for more than five days, so that the Allied forces advancing into Belgium would have time to deploy calmly. On the German side, in order to enable Bauk's army group to quickly entangle the Allied forces, so as to facilitate the encirclement from the south. It was necessary to capture Eben quickly. Emar Fortress.

Li Mo sent a team of paratrooper assault commandos trained in gliders. A total of 85 people attacked the Emar fortress at 3:30 on the 10th. (one of the glider pilots was a former world champion), the Emar Fortress itself was armed with 1 two 75mm guns and two 1220mm guns, as well as a lot of machine-gun fire points. But there were no anti-aircraft guns and no mines on top.

Two gliders (including the commander's) landed halfway through, but they persevered to prepare for an open field. Recruited a new JU-5 two-towing machine. Take off again. When they arrive. It was found that the rest of the troops fought well. Using a blasting device with a hollow charge, they undermined the turret of the fortress. Belgian artillery and infantry counterattacked fiercely, but the Germans held out until 6 a.m. on the 11th. Finally got in touch with the vanguard of the 6th Army, which had arrived. Six hours later, the Emar Fortress surrendered. At the same time, 3 more commandos on gliders captured two key bridges. (All on the Elbert Canal, the main line of defense of Belgium).

The only bright spot for the Dutch army was the Battle of The Hague, where the Wehrmacht flew over the Netherlands on the morning of June 10, according to plan, but unfortunately their crossing alarmed the inhabitants of The Hague. The Wehrmacht circled near Ippenburg and began bombing its airfield at six in the morning. Immediately afterward, the paratroopers managed to land in several areas of the airfield, despite heavy casualties caused by Dutch machine-gun fire and the dispersal of the landed troops.

The intensity of the Dutch resistance was greater than the Wehrmacht had anticipated. The Dutch resistance was eventually weakened, allowing the paratroopers to occupy the main construction of the base and display the emblem of the Nazi flag. Despite the Wehrmacht's victory, the Dutch managed to prevent the Wehrmacht from advancing from Ippenburg to the city of The Hague.

Around the same time, German paratroopers were also airdropped to the Okenburg airfield, where resistance was much weaker. The guards at Aukenburg were unable to prevent the Wehrmacht from taking control of the airfield, but they succeeded in delaying the Wehrmacht until the Dutch infantry arrived to prevent the German paratroopers from entering The Hague. The Germans used the Okenburg airfield to reinforce their forces in the area, while the Dutch bombed them to prevent more enemy landings there.

Only part of the Vulcanburg airport was built. As in the attack at Ipponburg, the Wehrmacht bombed the airfield before dropping paratroopers, causing heavy losses to the airfield guards. Although subsequent waves of paratroopers also suffered heavy losses, the guards were unable to prevent the Wehrmacht from capturing the airfield. However, because the airfield was still under construction, the Wehrmacht could not take off and more transport planes could land. After several battles, the Wehrmacht captured bridges and buildings near the village of Vulkenburg and Katwick along the Rhine.

While the Wehrmacht succeeded in capturing three airfields, their main intention to capture The Hague and force the Netherlands to surrender failed. Therefore, the Dutch army launched a counterattack a few hours later.

The Dutch first counterattacked the Wehrmacht at Ippenburg. Despite being outnumbered, with the ammunition they had previously obtained from the Wehrmacht, the Dutch troops managed to move the mortars to combat positions and open fire on the Wehrmacht, inflicting heavy losses on them. After this counterattack, the Wehrmacht was forced to retreat into the burning airfield building and lose its strong defensive positions. The Dutch army was finally able to advance towards the airfield, and then in the ensuing battle, many Wehrmacht forces were forced to surrender, but they were not actually completely defeated.

The Dutch army also bombed the Okenburg airfield. After the bombing, the Dutch Army followed suit in attacking the airfield. The Wehrmacht was forced to retreat and some were captured on the way. However, some Wehrmacht forces were able to withstand the Dutch offensive after withdrawing into the nearby forests. The Dutch army was soon ordered to evacuate from the area to Lusduinland, as the Wehrmacht was already approaching Rotterdam.

…… (To be continued......)

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