Battle of Zeeland

Battle of Zeeland
Part of the Battle of France
Date10–18 May 1940
Location
Dutch province of Zeeland
Result German victory
Belligerents
 Netherlands
 France
 United Kingdom
 Germany
Commanders and leaders
Netherlands Henri Winkelman
Netherlands H. J. van der Stad
French Third Republic Henri Giraud
Nazi Germany Paul Hausser
Nazi Germany O. von dem Hagen 
Strength
Netherlands:
10,000 soldiers
France:
15,000 soldiers
Britain:
2 destroyers
7,500 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Dutch:
38 killed
115 wounded
9,847 captured
French:
229 killed
700 wounded
3,000 captured
5+ armoured cars destroyed
1+ fighter destroyed
British:
6 fighters destroyed
97 killed
300 wounded
3 aircraft destroyed

The Battle of Zeeland occurred on the Western Front during the early stages of the German assault on France and the Low Countries during World War II. Several Dutch and French units attempted to hold off the German onslaught by making a determined defense of the Dutch province of Zeeland. The battle lasted eight days and was a defeat for the French and Dutch forces defending the province.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Allison Collection May 1940 | City of Little Rock". www.littlerock.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ^ Mason, Henry L. (1963). "War Comes to the Netherlands: September 1939-May 1940". Political Science Quarterly. 78 (4): 548–580. doi:10.2307/2146355. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2146355.