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Ockenburg was a
small Dutch auxiliary airfield near The Hague, in
operation from 1919 to 1946.
During May 10 to May 12, 1940, it was the
scene of bitter...
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direction of the
North Sea;
attacking the
airfields at Ypenburg,
Ockenburg and
Valkenburg to
weaken potential Dutch defenses; and
taking The Hague...
- the
regiment since 2007.
Honours Tiendaagse Veldtocht 1831
Ypenburg en
Ockenburg 1940 West-Java 1946 - 1949 East Java 1947 - 1949
Sangin 2007
Metalen Kruis...
- Luftwaffe, the
Battle for The Hague, failed.
Airfields around (Ypenburg,
Ockenburg and Valkenburg) were
captured in a
costly success, with many transport...
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German paratroopers landing at the
Ockenburg airfield near The Hague, 10 May 1940...
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refurbishment programme saw the
event move to its
current venue at the
Ockenburg Sport Centre. The
competition has been held
every year
since 1977 with...
- Dordrecht. The
paratroopers were able to
capture airfields at Valkenburg,
Ockenburg, Waalhaven, and Ypenburg. Yet, the
Germans failed to
capture The Hague...
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capturing the
Dutch government in The
Hague and the key
airfields at
Ockenburg and Ypenburg, was
defeated by
Dutch ground forces with
heavy casualties...
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paratrooper attacks. The
airfields surrounding the city (Ypenburg,
Ockenburg, and Valkenburg) were
taken with
heavy casualties on 10 May, only to be...
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already inhabitants in the
Bronze Age in Ockenburgh. However, the name
Ockenburg appears in
literature for the
first time
around 1650, when the poet and...
