Did Germany ever own The Netherlands?

I was just wondering, because I’m trying to figure out my genealogy!

No, they did not.
At times in the the very far past they did belong to one country, but I doubt you can trace your roots back to the year 1000 or before.
If fact, the Netherlands have been one country much longer than Germany has.

In WWII the Germans did occupy the Netherlands indeed, but they never owned it.
It was also ruled as a separate country, also in that time.
In WWI the Netherlands neutrality was respected, so they stayed out of the war.

GenVid Ott V.10 – VI.24 Oosthuizen

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