NETHERLANDS NAVY
QUEEN PAYS TRIBUTE
RUGBY, March 3. In a broadcast, Queen Wilhelmina paid homage to the achievements of the Netherlands navy in the Pacific. "The navy's action," said the Queen, "has perpetuated the spirit of the days of our great admirals and their men— ! the spirit of our great past. I am certain of expressing that which lives in' the hearts of all true patriots when I say already now, 'Our navy Will rise again, stronger than ever before.' To that end immediate steps will -be taken.
"Just as the Netherlands navy is again carrying our proud tricolour across the seas within two years of the end of the defence of Rotterdam, so shall the newly-lost units be replaced with the same skill and speed. That is our bounden duty towards all those who gave their lives and towards our whole empire.
"We are not beaten. For us the struggle is- not at an end. and our navy continues to fight. The.annals will in the years to come record the gloi-y of the defence of the entire kingdom with that courage and devotion which will guarantee us final victory." —8.0. W.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 55, 6 March 1942, Page 8
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192NETHERLANDS NAVY Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 55, 6 March 1942, Page 8
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