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Originally Posted by lordroel
My guess is that the Belgian navy will be split in two, one side which is manned by French speaking Wallonia crew will side with the French and the other who crew come from the dutch speaking Flanders will join the Netherlands where they will most likely operate from Naval base Den Helder as part of the Admiral Benelux (ABNL) which is the combined military staff of the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Royal Belgian navy.
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I think by the time the French decide to invade the Netherlands any Flemish officers in the Belgian Navy would be assigned to shore duties. Belgian ships used in action along the Dutch coast would also likely be operating under French control and accompanied by French ships.