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Reich Commissariat for the Occupied Dutch Territories Rijkscommissariaat Nederland | |||||||||
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| 1940–1945 | |||||||||
| Anthem: Horst-Wessel-Lied | |||||||||
.svg) Reichskommissariat Niederlande in 1942 | |||||||||
| Capital | Amsterdama | ||||||||
| Common languages | Dutch German | ||||||||
| Government | Civil administration | ||||||||
| Reichskommissar | |||||||||
• 1940–1945 | Arthur Seyss-Inquart | ||||||||
| Leader of the Dutch People | |||||||||
• 1942–1945 | Anton Mussert | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
• Seyss-Inquart appointed | 29 May 1940 | ||||||||
• German capitulation in Netherlands | 5 May 1945 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 42,000 km2 (16,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1940 | 8,834,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | Dutch guilder (NLG) | ||||||||
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The Reichskommissariat Niederlande was the civilian occupation regime set up by Germany in the German-occupied Netherlands during World War II. Its full title was the Reich Commissariat for the Occupied Dutch Territories (German: Reichskommissariat für die besetzten niederländischen Gebiete). The administration was headed by Arthur Seyss-Inquart, formerly the last chancellor of Austria before initiating its annexation by Germany (the Anschluss).