The Nazis had the idea that the Dutch, Flemish, Danes and Norwegians were closely related to the Germans, so that they could be recruited in the Waffen-SS. For Himmler this was also a method of increasing the number of the Waffen-SS, because in Germany the intake to the Waffen-SS was restricted to 2% of overall intake to the armies.

The Dutch National Military Museum was opened in 2014. It is the combination of the old Army Museum and the old Militairy Aviation Museum. *** Faut le voyage if you like army stuff.