How Did the Dutch Create An Army After World War 2? | Indonesian War 1945 -1949

Following the German occupation of the Netherlands in 1940 and the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1942, the Netherlands was largely without an army as most of its soldiers surrendered or had been killed. However by 1945 when Indonesian independence was illegally declared, they were able to scramble together an effective fighting force that defeated the Nationalists in many engagements over the course of the next 4 years. But how did they do this? In this video I'll look at how the post-war Dutch military was able to draw on the help of escaped Dutch soldiers in both the Princes Irene Brigade serving in Britain and escaped KNIL soldiers in Australia, as well as Dutch ex-Waffen SS soldiers who had fought for the Germans on the East Front, members of the Dutch Resistance, and loyal Indonesians such as the Malukans to achieve this. Go Fund My Windmills (Patreon):   / historywithhilbert   Join in the Banter on Twitter:   / historywhilbert   Enter the Fray on Facebook:   / historywhilbert   Indulge in some Instagram..?(the alliteration needs to stop):   / historywithhilbert   Music Used: Hiding Your Reality - Kevin MacLeod Digya - Kevin MacLeod Expeditionary - Kevin MacLeod "Sunday Dub” - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Send me an email if you'd be interested in doing a collaboration! [email protected] #Nederland #Dutch #WW2