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Battle of Mill | |||||||
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Part of the Battle of the Netherlands | |||||||
Ruins of a Dutch casemate near Mill | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
2,000 20 field guns 3 anti-tank guns 47 casemates |
30,000 15 mortars 2 field guns 3 anti-tank guns 1 armoured train 1 troop train 37 light bombers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
30 killed 50 wounded |
500+ killed & wounded 1 armoured train derailed 1 troop train destroyed | ||||||
9 civilians killed heavy damage inflicted upon the surrounding farms |
The Battle of Mill was a day long struggle in and around the Dutch village of Mill along the Peel-Raam line on the first day of the invasion of the Netherlands in 1940.[1] Although the Germans broke through, they suffered heavy casualties and were delayed in their advance by one day.
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