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There were and are no airbases in Harskamp, Vucht (Vught) and Oldebroek. Dutch word terrein means terrain and is not necessarely an airbase terrain. Oldebroek was Artillery, Harskamp Infantry and Vught Combat Engineers. There was an German airbase at Vucht in Belgium, but had nothing to do with Dutch town Vught.

Airbase Arnhem was called Airbase Deelen and was expanded by the Germans into 3 runways in typical German "A" shape.
Airbase Twenthe was also expanded by the Germans
Airbase Soesterberg was bombed by the Germans in their attack and never restored and so "out of order" during the war.
Airbase Gilze Rijen was expanded also by Germans to one of Europe's biggest those days.
Airbase Woensdrecht was also expanded by the Germans
Airbase Venlo was also expanded into 3 strip in "A" shape.
Airbase Eindhoven was also given by the Germans the "A" shape with 3 strips.

All these airbases existed allready in a simple form and were all expanded by the Germans. Many of these airbases were also made unusable before and during German invasion to prevent Germans from landing there.

Haamstede and Vlissingen were for teaching schools for pilots and not for combat.

Will get back later for information of Rotterdam airfields.
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