Corps of engineers able to construct pontoon bridges and a MASSIVE artillery advantage capable of bombarding dutch fortresses makes the dikes a nuisance but far from decisive. in a war against a great power the dutch would need help from another great power and they knew it.
It was not a question of building pontoon bridges over a river. The Waterlinie consisted of a shallowly inundated area which was 3-5 km wide and inundated about half a meter, too shallow to allow shipping.
You can look on the wikipedia (i dont know to embed the link, unfortunately there’s no English version, but you can see the picture.
Of course 1916 Netherlands couldn’t stand against an 1916 experienced power, likewise in 1940. But we’re talking about 1940 Netherlands vs 1916 Germany. The 140 airplanes which were useless in 1940 could easily and with impunity attack any German attempt to cross the inundated land with 1916 troops and materiel.
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