Hitler Appoints Arthur Seyss-Inquart Reich Commissioner of the Occupied Netherlands in May 1940 (Q61791496)
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event WWII May 1940 Seyss-Inquart is named by Hitler Reich Commissioner of the Occupied Netherlands
- Arthur Seyss-Inquart becomes Reich Commissioner of the Occupied Netherlands
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| English | Hitler Appoints Arthur Seyss-Inquart Reich Commissioner of the Occupied Netherlands in May 1940 |
event WWII May 1940 Seyss-Inquart is named by Hitler Reich Commissioner of the Occupied Netherlands |
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In May 1940 Hitler once again gave Seyss-Inquart a new, challenging job:he appointed him Reich Commissioner of the Occupied Nethrelands, with the task of creating friendly relations between the Dutch and the Germans. In fact,for the first few months in his new position, Seyss-Inquart did not make anyradical moves, in order to make the Dutch think that the Germans would notpersecute them. However, it soon became obvious to him that the Dutch didnot accept his efforts at friendship. Thus, he launched a campaign ofoppression against the Dutch. He instituted anti-Jewish measures, which inturn made the Dutch reject him even more. In punishment, Seyss-Inquartinitiated the plunder of Jewish property and the deportation of Jews toextermination camps, instead of letting the local SS control the "final solution"themselves. (English)
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In May 1940 Hitler once again gave Seyss-Inquart a new, challenging job:he appointed him Reich Commissioner of the Occupied Netherlands, with the task of creating friendly relations between the Dutch and the Germans. In fact,for the first few months in his new position, Seyss-Inquart did not make any radical moves, in order to make the Dutch think that the Germans would not persecute them. However, it soon became obvious to him that the Dutch did not accept his efforts at friendship. Thus, he launched a campaign ofoppression against the Dutch. He instituted anti-Jewish measures, which inturn made the Dutch reject him even more. In punishment, Seyss-Inquart initiated the plunder of Jewish property and the deportation of Jews to extermination camps, instead of letting the local SS control the "final solution"themselves. (English)