The German Army under Friedrich III geared up for a new war in Europe, although they knew they would not be fighting any major enemy in the outbreak of war, they would soon come to regret it. The first assault came on June 30, when 6 German divisions, around 72,000 men, crossed the border to begin the invasion with the objective of pushing through central Netherlands in order to capture Arnhem and begin an offensive toward Amsterdam. The force managed to easily breakthrough Dutch land defences, and continued its push on into the Netherlands. Within three days, the German soldiers had reached the banks of the Nederrijn River, and had begun to seize multiple landing sights to cross the River and take Arnhem. But Dutch soldiers were not ones to give up, even though they knew that soon it woul