Dutch colonial empire
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Aruba and Curaçao were home to important oil refineries, therefore the two islands were placed under British protection on 10 May 1940.{{cite web|url=https://www.verzetsmuseum.org/museum/nl/tweede-wereldoorlog/koninkrijkdernederlanden/suriname_antillen_aruba|title=Wereldoorlog in de West - Suriname, de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba 1940-1945|website=Verzetsmuseum|language=nl|access-date=7 September 2020}} Surinam was one of the most important [[bauxite]] suppliers. Aluminium was vital to the American airplane industry. In September 1941, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] offered American troops to help protect the colony. In November 1941, the first 1,000 American troops arrived in [[Paramaribo]].{{cite web|url=https://www.trisonline.nl/de-tris/tweede-wereldoorlog/|title=Tweede wereldoorlog|website=Troepenmacht in Suriname Online|access-date=7 September 2020|language=nl}}{{cite book |last=Gibson |first=Carrie |title=Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day |publisher=Grove Press |date=2014 |pages=258–263 |isbn=978-0-8021-2431-9}} In 1942, protection of Aruba and Curaçao was transferred to the United States. |
Aruba and Curaçao were home to important oil refineries, therefore the two islands were placed under British protection on 10 May 1940.{{cite web|url=https://www.verzetsmuseum.org/museum/nl/tweede-wereldoorlog/koninkrijkdernederlanden/suriname_antillen_aruba|title=Wereldoorlog in de West - Suriname, de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba 1940-1945|website=Verzetsmuseum|language=nl|access-date=7 September 2020}} Surinam was one of the most important [[bauxite]] suppliers. Aluminium was vital to the American airplane industry. In September 1941, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] offered American troops to help protect the colony. In November 1941, the first 1,000 American troops arrived in [[Paramaribo]].{{cite web|url=https://www.trisonline.nl/de-tris/tweede-wereldoorlog/|title=Tweede wereldoorlog|website=Troepenmacht in Suriname Online|access-date=7 September 2020|language=nl}}{{cite book |last=Gibson |first=Carrie |title=Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day |publisher=Grove Press |date=2014 |pages=258–263 |isbn=978-0-8021-2431-9}} In 1942, protection of Aruba and Curaçao was transferred to the United States. |
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In 1942 funding was made available in Surinam for [[coastal artillery]] and conscription. Conscripted soldiers in Surinam and the West Indies formed national guard units, called ''Schutterij''. Hundreds of conscripts served as [[anti-aircraft]] gunners on merchant and navy vessels during the war, of whom dozens were killed. Volunteers joined the Civic Guard (''Burgerwacht'') in the West Indies and the City and Country Guard (''Stad en Landwacht'') in Surinam.{{cite web| url = https://www.verzetsmuseum.org/museum/en/tweede-wereldoorlog/kingdomofthenetherlands/surinamatillesaruba/surinamatillesaruba,own_army| title = Our Own Army| website = verzetsmuseum.org| publisher = Dutch Resistance Museum| access-date = 15 August 2016}} By then a Dutch motor whaleboat patrolled Aruba{{harvnb| |
In 1942 funding was made available in Surinam for [[coastal artillery]] and conscription. Conscripted soldiers in Surinam and the West Indies formed national guard units, called ''Schutterij''. Hundreds of conscripts served as [[anti-aircraft]] gunners on merchant and navy vessels during the war, of whom dozens were killed. Volunteers joined the Civic Guard (''Burgerwacht'') in the West Indies and the City and Country Guard (''Stad en Landwacht'') in Surinam.{{cite web| url = https://www.verzetsmuseum.org/museum/en/tweede-wereldoorlog/kingdomofthenetherlands/surinamatillesaruba/surinamatillesaruba,own_army| title = Our Own Army| website = verzetsmuseum.org| publisher = Dutch Resistance Museum| access-date = 15 August 2016}} By then a Dutch motor whaleboat patrolled Aruba{{harvnb|Morison|2001|p=145}} while Curaçao was defended by several light craft. The latter were detached for use as convoy escorts in July 1942.{{harvnb|Morison|2001|p=258}} |
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=== Decolonization (1942–1975) === |
=== Decolonization (1942–1975) === |
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