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The Schlieffen plan originally demanded the passing of troops through the Dutch city of Maastricht, which was an important rail hub. As it happened, during the opening of WWI, the Dutch allowed transit of German "civilian" equipment required for warmaking such as foodstuffs through Maastricht.
But what if the Germans had tried to pass troops and war material through the city ? Would the Dutch have been forced to declare war to Germany ? And would they have ended up fighting alongside the Entente ?
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