The surrender wasn’t unconditional. Germany accepted a surrender which did not include Zeeland in the armstice. This also meant any maritime and air assets in the region.
Also, Netherlands had an offramp by surrendering. See my comment about being on death ground above.
That’s why I said “conventional”, which nukes aren’t
The netherlands surrendered after the bombing of Rotterdam by germany in WW2. This was with conventional weapons.
The surrender wasn’t unconditional. Germany accepted a surrender which did not include Zeeland in the armstice. This also meant any maritime and air assets in the region.
Also, Netherlands had an offramp by surrendering. See my comment about being on death ground above.