Battle of the Afsluitdijk

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The Battle of the Afsluitdijk of 12–14 May 1940 was an unsuccessful attempt by German Wehrmacht forces to seize the Afsluitdijk during the invasion of the Netherlands. German invasion plans called for a simultaneous attack on Vesting Holland from multiple directions, expecting to capture the country's capital and most important region in a day's time.

1940  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, Netherlands, 

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Location: 53.0742, 5.3369, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1940 Battle of the Afsluitdijk
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1948 Unknown
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    eventarmed conflict1586Battle of BoksumbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1940Battle of the AfsluitdijkbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1948UnknownbattleWikidata
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