Oneliner 1

How was it possible that 225 Dutch soldiers positioned at Kornwerderzand were able to hold back 17.000 German soldiers?

Oneliner 2

The position at Wons was made up of simple field defences, road blocks and fields that could be flooded with water. How could the Germans still reach the Afsluitdijk?

Oneliner 3

Casemate VII is the so called โ€œSearchlight casemateโ€. Inside a sort of mirror reflection system had been planned, where the searchlight was placed inside and the mirrors outside. Why is there finally a searchlight set up in a fixed position?

Oneliner 5

After the war the fortification at Kornwerderzand was abandoned, but not for long. Why were there military from the NATO in the casemates (bunkers) from 1952 to 1960?

Onliner 6

Who were the secret agents on board the Lockheed Hudson FK790 that crashed into the IJsselmeer near Kornwerderzand?

Oneliner 4

How did the Dutch naval vessel the Hr. Ms. Johan Maurits van Nassau and her crew manage after the successful mission against the German artillery at the head the Afsluitdijk?