shattered this comfortable illusion Norway and Denmark had stake their survival upon the strictest interpretation of neutrality to escape the war their sympathies were with the Allies but they took extraordinary precautions to avoid offending Hitler so on April 9th Hitler invaded Mar and Norway Denmark was powerless to resist and didn't Norway was stunned by an avalanche of force and treachery Invaders were hidden in Merchant ships in Norwegian Harbors fifth columnists led by Major quisling a Norwegian traitor spread panic and confusion on May 9th Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium these nations too hoped to avert war and these nations too minded their own business and spoke softly but Hitler struck at them again without warning because he had decided the Battle of France could best be won by outflanking thinking the magola he had no quarrel with these nations they were merely convenient roads to [Music] France simultaneously the Nazis smashed across Holland Belgium and Luxembourg [Music] to the now familiar recipe of the blitz were added parachute troops who swarmed down upon Dutch cities and airfields and further disrupted a hopeless defense men had discussed and most armies had experimented with this new dimension in Mobile Warfare but the Nazis were the first to use parachutist in force guns and ammunition sailed down in special parachutes and were assembled quickly on the ground thus the Nazis could capture and Destroy airfields railroad stations and other strategic points back of the defender lines using tanks dive bombers [Music] big guns the Nazi machine broke the back of Dutch resistance in 4 [Music] days towns and Villages were in Flames as the Invaders rolled on at a breathless Pace encircling The Defenders and slashing their armies destroying in the name of the new order the homes and shops of those who had dared to resist bewildered refugees clogged the roads seeking Escape where there was No [Music] [Music] Escape this was was reddad bombed after the Dutch forces had surrendered the Nazis said there had been a mistake the news had not reached the LOF baffa in time when the Nazis entered this once prosperous City the night skies were red with [Applause] fire and the next morning Recon planes Flew Over the city as they had flown over Warsaw recording for the propaganda Ministry another tribute to the efficacy of the loffer while rdam buried its dead as warsa had and former negotiations for surrender were duly completed