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War In Europe - The Netherlands - A Plea For Peace - But An Invasion Continues - May 15, 1940

https://oildale.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/22154027/queen-wilhelmina-news-for-may-15-1940.mp3 With the War in Europe a little less than 8 months old, the German Army were making steady advances westward. The latest country to fall under German occupation was The Netherlands, and on this May 15th in 1940, Queen Wilhelmina delivered an address from her relocated government, set up in London after having successfully evacuated two …

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Second World War. On May 16, 1940, the Germans Bombed Maubeuge: "It Was Machine-Gunning in Every Corner"

On May 16, 1940, the Germans bombed Maubeuge and entered the North, in Sambre-Avesnois, where the 101st infantry division of French fortresses would try to resist the formidable tanks of General Rommel. It was just 85 years ago. Here is the story of this day.

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