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Also, how are you so sure the Dutch wouldn't declare war? They were treaty obligated to defend Belgium, which the didn't for obvious reasons, and this created a lot of tension in Dutch politics. Had Germany invaded Maastricht the Dutch would have HAD to declare war.

The Dutch declaring war would have been tantamount to national suicide.
 

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The Dutch declaring war would have been tantamount to national suicide.

Not really. You yourself said they would pull back to Fortress Holland if threatened with invasion. If the Germans took the time to go after them early then they lose in France and the war likely ends early. If they wait then Antwerp is just another fort and the Belgians and Brits pull back into Holland doubling the Dutch army. Then the Brits reinforce the place like crazy, as it is a highway to the Ruhr. German positions in France are thinned out and the front collapses there, in Russia, or Holland. If Germany holds out for longer somehow, then they just collapse later, as they need to be strong everywhere to defend against multiple threats. Holland is the straw that would break Germany's back eventually.
 
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