List of Dutch military equipment of World War II

The following is a list of Dutch military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. On 10 May 1940, Nazi Germany, which aimed to dominate Europe, attacked the Dutch as part of their war with France. By 12 March 1942 the Dutch mainland and all their major colonies were controlled by Germans and Japanese. Dutch power was not restored until final Axis collapse in 1945. This list covers the equipment of armed elements centered on Royal Netherlands Army and Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, but not the "Free Dutch Army", which was equipped completely by foreign (Allied) powers.

Knives and bayonets

Model	Blade length	From:	Comments
Dagger or sword	variable	-	officers, NCOs
M.95 bayonet	24.5 cm	1886	fitted on Dutch Mannlicher rifles and carbines

Small arms

Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)

Type	Base model	Maker	Rounds	Cartridge	From:	Produced	Weight	Comment
FN Model 1910#Variants	FN Model 1910	FN and Colt Firearms	7	.32 ACP (7.94×25mm)	1910	?	0.59 kg	semi-automatic
FN Model 1922	FN Model 1910	FN and Colt Firearms	6	.380 ACP (9×25mm)	1922	?	0.7 kg	semi-automatic
MAS 1873 revolver	MAS 1873 revolver	Chamelot-Delvigne	6	11mm French Ordnance (11.46×30mm)	1873	?	1.04 kg	for support units
Mauser C96	Mauser C96	Mauser, Hanyang Arsenal	10	7.63×25mm Mauser	1899	?	1.13 kg	Dutch East Indies only

Borchardt-Luger pistol (Dutch East Indies only)
M30 Luftwaffe drilling shotgun (usage unclear)

Automatic pistols and submachine guns

Type	Base model	Maker	Rounds	Cartridge	From:	Produced	Weight	Comment
MP 28 II	MP 18	Haenel	50	7.63×25mm Mauser	1939	2420	4.18 kg	sergeant weapon in single cavalry regiment in Dutch East Indies^[1]
Thompson submachine gun M1928	Thompson submachine gun	Savage Arms and others	2000	.45 ACP (11.43×23mm)	1942	2000	4.9 kg	Only Dutch colonies, some may be not delivered ^[2]

Rifles

Type	Base model	Maker	Rounds	Cartridge	From:	Produced	Weight	Comment
Dutch Mannlicher M1895	Gewehr 1888	Steyr-Mannlicher	5	6.5×53mmR	1895	470000	3.95 kg	also 8 derived carbine models
M1941 Johnson rifle	M1941 Johnson rifle	Iver Johnson, FMA	10	7.92×57mm Mauser?	1941	~1000	4.31 kg	only in Dutch East Indies

Grenades and grenade launchers

Grenade	Launcher	Introduced	Type	Weight, g	comments
Schokhandgranaat	No	?	fragmentation	900	impact fuse
Dooshandgranaat	No	?	fragmentation	65	smallest grenade ever in service (see also V40)
Eihandgranaat No.1	No	?	fragmentation	600	used by Germans as "handgranate 312 (h)"
Eihandgranaat No.2	rod-type rifle launcher	?	fragmentation	765	imported Mills No. 23
Eihandgranaat No.3	No	?	concussion	215	used by Germans
Hexiet Rookhandgranaat	No	?	smoke	500	used by Germans as "333(h)"
Gashandgranaat	No	?	tear gas	~800
Ronde handgranaat	No	1906	fragmentation	1065	colonial army only
Geweergranaat	No	1915	concussion	~420	colonial army only, hand-thrown version of Veldhandgranaat
Veldhandgranaat	unknown	1917	fragmentation	650	long handle, colonial army only
Offensieve handgranaat No.2	No	1928	concussion	650	paper&wood body, colonial army only, imported from USA
Offensieve handgranaat No.3 (US Mk.3)	No	1941	concussion	310	paper&steel body, colonial army only

Machine guns

Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns

The Dutch army in 1940 was in the process of converting their machine guns to standard 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge. Exact numbers of machine guns converted is unknown.

Type	Base model	Fire rate, RPM	Effective range	Cartridge	From:	Produced	Weight	Comment
Lewis gun M.20	Lewis gun	550	800	6.5×53mmR and 7.92×57mm Mauser	1917	9500	13 kg	occasional AA gun
Vickers machine gun	Vickers machine gun	475	2000	.303 British (7.7×56mmR) and 7.92×57mm Mauser	1912	300	23 kg	occasional AA gun,basis for aircraft guns
MG 08 Spandau heavy machine gun (M.25)	Maxim gun	475	2000	7.92×57mm Mauser	1908	452	69 kg	occasional AA gun, obsolescent
Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 heavy machine gun (M.8)	Schwarzlose MG M.07/12	490	1300	7.92×57mm Mauser	1905	2248	41.4 kg

Artillery

Infantry mortars

Model	Caliber	Max. range	From	Produced	Weight, kg	fire rate, RPM	Comment
Stokes mortar	81mm	800	1915	360	47.17	25	heavy recoil, therefore difficult to fire from improvised positions

Field artillery

Model	Caliber	Max. range	From	Produced	Weight, kg	fire rate, RPM	Comment
Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903 (7-veld)	75mm	6000	1904	304	1079	8	partly license-built or upgraded to Siderius Model 02/04
Krupp light field gun M1878 (8-staal)	84mm	3500	1878	108	1517	2.5
12.5cm Krupp medium field gun	125mm	8500	1878	108	3450	1.5	former fortress gun, upgraded in 1920's
12.5cm Krupp heavy field gun	150mm	8800	1878	72	4700	1	former fortress gun, upgraded in 1920's
10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927 (10-veld)	105mm	16500	1926	52	3650	7
Krupp 105mm field gun L30 M1905	105mm	9250	1912	2	2835	6
120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905 (12 lang 12)	120mm	5800	1912	50	1125	2
10.5 cm leFH 18	105mm	10675	1939	8	1985	5	imported, training-only
Bofors 12 cm M. 14 (12 lang 14)	120mm	6050	1918	10	1610	3
BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer (15 lang 15)	152.4mm	8400	1918	30	3690	2	only extended-range version
15 cm sFH 13 (15 lang 17)	149.1mm	8600	1918	44	2250	3	war reparations from Germany

Fortress and siege guns

See ^[3] for geographic distribution of coastal defenses and fortresses in continental Netherlands. The listing below do include both army and land-based Navy weapons, but do not include 47mm guns, which are counted as anti-tank guns.

Bofors 37 mm, 45 or 50 calibers barrel length : 23 pieces, of them 12 imported and 11 license-produced
75mm guns, 40 calibers barrel length : 63 pieces (2 distinct Krupp types, 5000m range, rapid-fire)
120mm guns, 40 calibers barrel length : 18 pieces (2 distinct Krupp types, 12500m range, 9 RPM fire rate)
149.1mm or 152.4mm guns, 30 calibers barrel length: 5 (type unknown)
149.1mm or 152.4mm guns, 35 calibers barrel length: 6 (type unknown)
149.1mm or 152.4mm guns, 40 calibers barrel length: 21 (Krupp guns, 14200m range, 9 RPM fire rate)
240mm guns, 30 calibers barrel length: 11 (Krupp guns of 19th century, 8000m range, 0.25 RPM fire rate)

Infantry guns

Model	Caliber	Max. range	From	Produced	Weight, kg	fire rate, RPM	Comment
Krupp light field gun M1894 (6-veld)	57mm	5000	1894	210	700	5.5	used also as anti-tank

Anti-tank guns

Model	Caliber	Penetration 1	Penetration 2	Muzzle speed	Max. range	From	Produced	Weight, kg	fire rate, RPM	Comment
Bohler 47mm gun	47mm	58mm@100m	43mm@500m	630	7000	1935	380	315	5	also very effective as infantry gun
HIH Siderius 47mm casemate gun	47mm	50mm@1000m		750	2500	1931	8	1300	18	semi-automatic^[4]
Artillerie Inrichtingen 47mm casemate gun	47mm	50mm@1000m		750	2500	1932	60	1300	9	low-cost alternative to Siderius gun

Anti-tank weapons (besides anti-tank guns)

Solothurn S-18/1000

Anti-aircraft weapons

Light anti-aircraft guns

Model	Caliber	Eff. alt.	From	Produced	Weight, kg	fire rate, RPM	Comment
MG 08 Spandau heavy machine gun (M.25)	7.92mm	1300	1908	452	69	475	obsolescent, also infantry heavy machine gun
Vickers machine gun (M.18)	7.7mm	1300	1912	300	23	475	also infantry heavy machine gun
Bofors 40 mm gun L/60 (4 tl)	40mm	4100	1932	46	1981	120	light/medium AA gun
3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43 L/57	37mm	4200	1936	3	2000	150	no ammunition during war
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon L/70 (2 tl. No.1)	20mm	1300	1939	120	363	285	planned main light AA gun
Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti) (2 tl. No.2)	20mm	914	1939	35	227.5	250	substitute for Oerlikon gun
Hispano-Suiza HS.404	20mm	1100	1939	30	~400	700	probably too lightly build barrel resulting in poor accuracy

Heavy anti-aircraft guns

Model	Caliber	Eff. alt.	From	Produced	Weight, kg	fire rate, RPM	Comment
Krupp gun 6 tl	57mm	2500	1916	21	7180	3	obsolescent
Krupp gun 7 tl	75mm	3300	1916	15	7980	5	obsolescent
QF 3-inch 20 cwt (8 tl)	76.2mm	3750	1917	3	5990	17
Krupp gun (10 tl)	94mm	6800	1925	3	~10000	7.5	may be prototypes related to QF 3.7-inch AA gun development
Vickers Model 1931 (7.5 tl no.1)	75mm	8500	1935	81	2825	12	partially license-built, had a fire-control mechanical computer
Skoda AA gun (7.5 tl no.2)	75mm	6500	1940	9	4200	25	model unclear

Vehicles

Tankettes

Carden Loyd Mk IV tankette - 5 tankettes used in Battle of the Netherlands

Tanks

Marmon-Herrington CTLS - few used against Japanese on Java.

Armored cars

Maker	Developed	Produced	Armament	Model
AB Landsverk	1936	12	37mm Bofors cannon and 3x7.92mm Lewis machine gun	L181 (M-36)
AB Landsverk	1938	14	37mm Bofors cannon and 3x7.92mm Lewis machine gun	L180 (M-38)
DAF Trucks and Hague arsenal	1939	12	37mm Bofors cannon and 3x7.92mm Lewis machine gun	M39 Pantserwagen
Morris Motors	1936	3	13.97mm Boys anti-tank rifle and 7.7 mm Bren light machine gun	Morris CS9

Engineering and command

L180 (M-38) - 2 of 14 armored cars are built as command cars (dummy main gun made of wood)

Trucks

All numbers are for European part of Dutch armed forces.

horses 30000
Trado 1200 - mostly for towing artillery and 1 motorized light infantry division
DAF-139 amphibious truck (prototype testing at outbreak of war)
Ford Model AA 380 - in AA units
Ford GP - in Dutch East Indies cavalry units

Passenger cars

unknown models (~70-140 total) for carrying officers

Motorcycles

unknown model (at least 840 in 2 motorized cavalry regiments)

Miscellaneous vehicles

bicycles (at least 15000)

Navy ships and war vessels

Royal Netherlands Navy

At moment of German attack 10 May 1940 the Dutch European Navy comprise a 50 vessels:

1 light cruiser
3 coastal defense ships
10 destroyers
12 minelayers
4 minesweepers
6 submarines
14 auxiliary and light vessels

Also, the 31 various vessels were under construction. Of these, 6 there eventually completed in England and 21 in Nazi Germany.

Main article: Royal_Netherlands_Navy § World_War_II

Destroyed or scuttled during Battle of the Netherlands:

Destroyer Van Galen [Rotterdam, by a Stuka attack] - contradictory data!
Destroyer escort Christiaan Cornelis (scuttled after being damaged by coastal artillery)
Destroyer escort Z3 (scuttled)
Destroyer escort G16 (scuttled)
Gunboat Johan Maurits (sank by Luftwaffe aircraft)
Gunboat Friso (sank by Luftwaffe aircraft)
Gunboat Brinio (scuttled)
Gunboat Braga (scuttled)
Gunboat Helfring (scuttled)
Gunboat Freyr (scuttled)
Minelayer Hydra
Minelyaer Bulgia
Minesweeper Abraham van Hulst (heavily damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft attack and scuttled)
Minesweeper Pieter Floriszoon (scuttled)
Minesweeper M III
Submarine O 12 (scuttled)
Coastal defense ship IJmuiden (scuttled)

Escaped to England during Battle of the Netherlands:

Light cruiser Sumatra
Destroyer escort Z5
Destroyer escort Z6
Destroyer escort Z7
Destroyer escort Z8
Destroyer escort G13
Destroyer escort G15
Gunboat Flores
Gunboat Gruno
Minelayer Willem van der Zaan
Minelayer Medusa
Minelayer Van Maerlant
Minelayer Douwe Aukes
Minelayer Nautiles
Minelayer Jan van Brakel
Minesweeper Jan van Gelder
Torpedo boat TM51
Submarine O9
Submarine O10
Submarine O13
Light-cruiser Jacob van Heemskerck (under construction at outbreak of war)
Destroyer leader Isaac Sweers (under construction at outbreak of war)
Submarine O21 (under construction at outbreak of war)
Submarine O22 (under construction at outbreak of war)
Submarine O23 (under construction at outbreak of war)
Submarine O24 (under construction at outbreak of war)
Many tugs, pilot boats and patrol boats

Captured by the Germans:

Minesweepers MI (sunk and raised by Germans)
Minesweepers MII (sunk and raised by Germans)
Minesweepers MIV (sunk and raised by Germans)
Gunboat Tyr
Gunboat Balder
Gunboat Hadda (unarmed at outbreak of war)
Gunboat Thor (unarmed at outbreak of war)
Minelayer Vidar
Torpedo workship Vidar
Submarines O8
Submarine O11
Coastal defense ship Gelderland
Coastal defense ship Hertog Hendrik
Cruiser De Zeven Provincien (under construction, not used by Germans)
Cruiser Eendracht (under construction, not used by Germans)
Destroyer leader Tjerk Hiddes (under construction, scrapped by Germans)
Destroyer leader Gerard Callenburgh (under construction, damaged and repaired by Germans)
Destroyer leader Philips van Almonde (under construction, scrapped by Germans)
Submarine O25 (under construction, finished by Germans)
Submarine O26 (under construction, finished by Germans)
Submarine O27 (under construction, finished by Germans)
6 Minesweepers (under construction, names not assigned, all used by Germans)
Tanker (under construction, name not assigned, finished by Germans)
10 Fast attack craft (E-boats) (under construction, names not assigned, all finished and used by Germans in Mediterranean)

Royal Netherlands East Indies Navy

At moment of Japanese attack 7 December 1941 the Dutch East Indies Navy comprise a 78 vessels, most of them were destroyed during defense of Java island:

3 light cruisers
7 destroyers
15 submarines
7 minelayers
11 minesweepers
35 auxiliary or small ships (of them 8 tankers)

Task Force One (Doorman; off Paternoster Island)

Light cruiser De Ruyter
Light cruiser Tromp
Destroyer Van Ghent
Destroyer Kortenaer
Destroyer Piet Hein
Destroyer Witte de With
Destroyer Banckert

Task Force Two (Sunda Strait en route Singapore)

Light cruiser Java
Destroyer Evertsen
Destroyer Van Nes

NEI Submarine Flotilla (at Surabaya)

submarine tender Zuiderkruis
SS K-VI
SS K-VIII
SS K-X

Submarine Division 1

SS O-16 (Karimata Strait)
SS K-XVII (north of Singapore)
SS K-XVII

Submarine Division 2

SS K-IX
SS K-XI (north of Singapore)
SS K-XII (north of Singapore)
SS K-XIII (north of Singapore)

Submarine Division 3

SS K-XIV (South China Sea)
SS K-XV (South China Sea)
SS K-XVI (South China Sea)

Submarine Division 4

SS O-19 (South China Sea)
SS O-20 (South China Sea)

Mine Service (at Surabaya)

CM Gouden Leeuw (at Tarakan)
CM Prinz Van Oranje
CM Krakatau
CM Pro Patria (at Palembang)
CM Serdang
CM Willem van der Zaan (Lingga)
CM Rigel

Minesweeper Division 3

AMc Alor
AMc Aroe
AMc Bantam
AMc Bogor
AMc Ceram
AMc Cheribon

Minesweeper Division 4 (at Surabaya)

AMc Djember
AMc Djombang
AMc Djampea
AMc Enggano
AMc Endeh

Torpedo Division (at Surabaya)

PT TM-4 to TM-15 (12 vessels)
Tanker AO Aldegonda
Tanker AO Benakat (4763 tons, 10 knots)
Tanker AO Djirak (4325 tons, 10knots)
Tanker AO Josefina
Tanker AO Juno (2741 tons, 9 knots)
Tanker AO Paula (2700 tons, 12 knots)
Tanker AO Pendopo (7150 tons, 10 knots)
Tanker AO Petronella
AT Kraus
AT Pief
AT Gina
AT Jules
AT Nolly
AT Tata
AT Flip
AT Rolf
AT Hector
AT Paul
AT Teddy
AR Moeara Boelian
AH Op Ten Noort

Dutch naval ship classes of World War II

Battlecruisers

Design 1047^X

Cruisers

Destroyers

Frigates

Johan Maurits van Nassau^B^S

Gunboats and sloops

Submarines

O-series	O 9 O 12 O 16^S O 19 O 21

K-series	K V K VIII K XI K XIV

Other	Dolfijn^B^S Zeehond^B^S Zwaardvisch^B

Mine warfare vessel

Minelayers	Hydra Douwe Aukes Prins van Oranje Willem van der Zaan^S

Minesweepers	M A Jan van Amstel ABC

B: ex-British
C: Completed after the war
S: Single ship of class
X: Cancelled

Aircraft

The Dutch before war have an extensive aircraft industry, but most of the aircraft produced were exported and not counted here.

Name	Place of manufacture	Primary role(s)	# used in Europe	# used in Indonesia	years in use	comments
Fokker D.XXI	Dutch	fighter	36	0	1936-1940
Curtiss P-6 Hawk	Dutch (license)	fighter	0	11	1930-1942	also 3 P-6 were destroyed before war
Curtiss P-36 Hawk (Curtiss Hawk Model 75)	US	fighter	0	24	1940-1942	model Hawk 75A-7
Brewster F2A Buffalo	US	fighter	0	71	1941-1942
Fokker D.XXIII	US	fighter	1	0	1939-1940	tandem engines, prototype under test at outbreak of war
Fokker D.XVII	Dutch	fighter/trainer	7	0	1932-1940	2 of 7 destroyed on ground at beginning of war
Fokker G.I	Dutch	heavy fighter	35	0	1937-1940	also 1 Fokker G.I destroyed before war
Fokker G.I(export version)	Dutch	heavy fighter	6	0	1940-1940	24 were produced, but refit was not finished in time
Fokker T.V	Dutch	fighter-bomber	15	0	1938-1940	also 1 Fokker T.V destroyed before war
Fokker C.V	Dutch	bomber/reconnaissance	28	0	1924-1940	only 28 of 67 were operational at start of war
Fokker C.VIII	Dutch	reconnaissance	1	0	1928-1940	land-version (prototype) of seaplane Fokker C.VIII-W)
Fokker C.VIII-W	Dutch	Maritime patrol	9	0	1928-1940	5 of 9 fled to England and were scraped immediately
Fokker C.X	Dutch	bomber/reconnaissance/trainer	20	13	1933-1942
Koolhoven F.K.51	Dutch	trainer/reconnaissance	83	38	1935-1942
Koolhoven F.K.52	Dutch	fighter/reconnaissance	5	0	1937-1940	also 1 aircraft lost before war
Koolhoven F.K.58	Dutch	fighter	18	0	1938-1940	manned by Poles, fought for France (not in Dutch army)
Fokker S.IX	Dutch	trainer	50	0	1935-1942	some escaped to England and were scraped immediately
Bücker Bü 131	Germany	trainer	0	?	1935-1942
Curtiss-Wright CW-21	US	interceptor	0	24	1942-1942	17 ready at start of Japanese attack
Dornier Do J Wal	Dutch (license)	Maritime patrol	1	5	1937-1942	most were already scrapped at outbreak of war
Dornier Do 24	Dutch (license)	Maritime patrol	0	37	1937-1942	replacement for Dornier Wal, imported and license-produced in Netherlands.
Fokker T.IV	Dutch	Maritime patrol	0	33	1927-1942
Fokker C.XI	Dutch	Maritime patrol	4	10	1935-1942	operated from Dutch cruisers and destroyers
Fokker C.VII	Dutch	seaplane trainer	0	12	1927-1942	30 were produced, but 18 in Europe retired before war
Fokker C.XIV-W	Dutch	trainer/Maritime patrol	13	11	1927-1942	12 were transferred from Europe to Dutch East Indies after war in Europe was lost
Fokker F.XVIII	Dutch	airliner/Maritime patrol	0	5	1940-1942	stop-gap ASW aircraft, later reverted to airliner
Fokker T.VIII	Dutch	Maritime patrol	11	0	1938-1940	some aircraft escaped to England and many captured by Germans
Consolidated PBY Catalina	US	Maritime patrol	0	48	1935-1942	36 PBY-1 and 12 PBY-5
Martin B-10	US	Bomber	0	121	1938-1945	WWII bomber in Dutch possession
Fokker T.IX	Dutch	Bomber	1	0	1939-1940	prototype being repaired at outbreak of war

Cartridges and shells

.32 ACP (7.94×25mm)
.380 ACP (9×25mm)
11mm French Ordnance (11.46×30mm)
6.5×53mmR (main rifle cartridge)
7.92×57mm Mauser (main MG cartridge)
.303 British (7.7×56mmR)

Classes of military equipment widely used in WWII but absent in Dutch forces

Recoilless rifles
Flamethrowers
Heavy mortars & rocket launchers
Amphibious tanks
Land tanks and derivatives (with exception of Java island)
Self-propelled guns
Armored carriers
Railroad vehicles
Tractors & prime movers
Radars
High explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shells

References

↑ http://www.overvalwagen.com/KNILCavalry.html
↑ http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=85&t=153074
↑ "Coastal artillery [War over Holland - May 1940: the Dutch struggle]". Waroverholland.nl. 1940-05-10. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
↑ "HIHSiderius3". Overvalwagen.com. Retrieved 2014-03-08.

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