Editing Netherlands

The '''Netherlands''' is a country in northwestern Europe that borders [[Belgium]] and [[Germany]] as well as the {{w|North Sea}}. It is the constituent state of the '''Kingdom of Netherlands''', which also includes three overseas territories. Its capital is {{w|Amsterdam}}.

The name ''Netherlands'' literally means "Low Countries" in reference to its flat topography, and was historically part of the {{w|Low Countries}} region which includes modern-day Belgium and {{w|Luxembourg}}. The country achieved its independence from {{w|Hapsburg Spain|Spain}} in the 16th Century, and has been a parliamentary constitutional monarchy since 1848. The country remained neutral during [[World War I]] and the start of [[World War II]], but was occupied by Nazi Germany between 1940 and 1945. In the latter half of the 20th Century, it became a founding member of both [[NATO]] and the [[European Union]].

In ''[[Battlefield 1942]]'', the multiplayer map [[Operation Market Garden]] is set in the Netherlands, depicting the Allied airborne landings at Arnhem in September 1944. In ''[[Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII]]'', the map [[Hellendoorn]] takes place around Overijssel, Netherlands.

The [[Combined Arms]] missions of [[Harbor Headquarters]] and [[Market Sweep]] are based on the Rotterdam multiplayer map, and take place within the same area.

Although the military forces of the Netherlands do not appear in-game, they are mentioned in the announcer dialogue and scene-setting text of the [[Grand Operations#Raid on Rotterdam|Raid on Rotterdam]] [[Grand Operations|Grand Operation]], which ends in the country surrendering to the Germans and the Dutch royal family fleeing to [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. Announcer dialogue during the Rotterdam Combined Arms missions also makes mention of the Dutch Resistance. A Dutch {{w|Fokker D.XXI}} appears in a piece of concept art for Rotterdam.