User blog:Battlefan237/Dutch Resistance vs. Polish Home Army

Normally, war is a job for professional soldiers. However, when a nation's military has failed, then comes the turn for the nation's civilians to pick up rifles and defend their way of life. In the entire history of mankind, WW2 stands out in particular when it comes to civilian army and guerrillas. Today let's pick two of Europe's most memorable civilian resistance force that unflinchingly battled against the Nazi iron horde in an attempt to regain their nations' dignity.

Dutch Resistance
During Nazi Occupation in WWII, Netherlands was invaded by Nazi Germany in the early stages of Fall Gelb. Unlike a certain neighbor of Netherlands, Dutch resisted the Nazis with their best efforts. However, due to inferior logistics and other complicated reasons, Netherlands fell. However, although their government had been defeated, resistance movement never ceased and would later evolve into one of the most active resistance movements in Nazi-occupied lands.

Although early stages of the resistance can be mainly characterized as non-violent, the event of the February strike and its cause, the random police harassment and deportation of over 400 Jews, greatly stimulated resistance. Eventually armed resistance would emerge, organized by various factions, ranging from remaining Dutch soldiers to Dutch Communist Party, and to smaller and less-organized factions such as local churches and even mobs.

Their efforts of resistance range from offering shelters to refugees to assassinating Dutch collaborators and German spies, as well as limited guerrilla movements in some areas and information collecting. When the allies reached Netherlands after Normandy, many active resistance groups would join force with the allies and help overthrow/defeat the local Nazi forces. They'll be packed with the following weapons.
 * -|Pistol=
 * FN Model 1903
 * 7-round (9mm) box magazine
 * Semi-automatic
 * 930g
 * Unspecified effective range and M.V.
 * -|SMG=
 * Sten
 * ROF 500-600 rpm
 * Muzzle Velocity 365 m/s
 * 32-round detachable box magazine
 * Effective range 100m
 * 3.2 kg
 * -|Rifle=
 * Dutch Mannlicher M1895
 * 5-round en-bloc clip
 * Muzzle Velocity 742 m/s
 * Effective range 400 m
 * With Bayonet
 * -|Machine Gun=
 * Lewis Gun
 * ROF 500–600 rounds/min
 * Muzzle Velocity 740 m/s
 * 47-round pan magazine
 * Effective Range 800m