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Latest revision as of 13:37, 13 December 2025
Military unit
As a pivotal infantry formation of the II Army Corps, the 2nd Division (Dutch: 2e Divisie) of the Royal Netherlands Army was mobilized in April 1940. The division held a critical position along the center of the formidable **Grebbe Line** defense. During the initial days of the Battle of the Netherlands, the 2nd Division endured some of the campaign’s heaviest fighting as German forces attempted to force a decisive breakthrough.
The division bore the brunt of the German attack on the Grebbe Line, particularly during the intense fighting at the Grebbeberg.
Organisation (May 10, 1940)
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The division was commanded by Major General J. van der Waals.
The structure of the 2nd Division on the eve of the German invasion was as follows:[1]
Subordinate Regiments
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- 5th Infantry Regiment (5e Regiment Infanterie)
- 7th Infantry Regiment (7e Regiment Infanterie)
- 10th Infantry Regiment (10e Regiment Infanterie)
- 3rd Regiment Artillery (3e Regiment Artillerie)
- 2nd Anti-Tank Company (2e Compagnie Pantserafweergeschut)
- 2nd Signals Company (2e Compagnie Verbindingstroepen)
- 2nd Engineer Company (2e Genie Compagnie)
- Detached Units:
- III Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment – Attached to 19e Regiment Infanterie.
- III Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment – Attached from 4th Division.
- Major General J. van der Waals
