Battle of Mill

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Battle of Mill
Part of the Battle of the Netherlands
Ruins of a Dutch casemate near Mill
Date 10–11 May 1940 Location Mill, the Netherlands Result German victory
Belligerents
Netherlands	Germany
Commanders and leaders
A. A. van Nijnatten	Gerhard Kauffmann Friedrich Weber
Strength
2,000 20 field guns 3 anti-tank guns 47 casemates	30,000 15 mortars 2 field guns 3 anti-tank guns 1 armoured train 1 troop train 37 light bombers
Casualties and losses
30 killed 50 wounded	500+ killed & wounded 1 armoured train derailed 1 troop train destroyed
9 civilians killed heavy damage inflicted upon the surrounding farms

The Battle of Mill was a day long struggle in and around the Dutch village of Mill along the Peel-Raam line on the first day of the invasion of the Netherlands in 1940. Although the Germans broke through, they suffered heavy casualties and were delayed in their advance by one day.