<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mw2g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Netherlands" id="mw2w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of the Netherlands">Battle of the Netherlands</a>: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" id="mw3A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Netherlands">Dutch</a> troops surrender to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany" id="mw3Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nazi Germany">Germany</a>, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.