German occupation of the Low Countries

E944889

The German occupation of the Low Countries was the period during World War II when Nazi Germany invaded, controlled, and administered Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, profoundly affecting their political, social, and economic life.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II event
historical event
military occupation
cause German invasion of Belgium
German invasion of Luxembourg
German invasion of the Netherlands
conflict Western Front of World War II
countryOccupied Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
economicEffect forced labor for Germany
resource exploitation
wartime shortages
endTime 1944
1945
hasPart German occupation of Belgium
German occupation of Luxembourg
German occupation of the Netherlands
historicalImpact postwar political realignment in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
strengthening of Benelux cooperation after World War II
implementedBy German civil administration
SS
Wehrmacht
liberatedBy American forces
British Army
Canadian Army
notableEvent Battle of Belgium
Battle of the Netherlands
Hunger Winter in the Netherlands
bombing of Rotterdam
notablePolicy anti-Jewish legislation
censorship
forced conscription for labor
occupyingPower Nazi Germany
opposedBy Belgian resistance
Dutch resistance
Luxembourgish resistance
partOf German occupation of Western Europe
World War II
politicalEffect installation of collaborationist administrations
suspension of democratic institutions in the Low Countries
region Low Countries
result Allied liberation of the Low Countries
socialEffect persecution of Jews
persecution of Roma
suppression of political opposition
startTime May 1940
timePeriod 20th century

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Territorial changes of World War II includesEvent German occupation of the Low Countries
Uden Liberation Festival relatedTo World War II in the Netherlands
linked to: German occupation of the Low Countries