User blog comment:ChrisL123/No Belgium?/@comment-4207136-20120217093309/@comment-32656-20120217142603

Except that the Dutch are stronger, have massive canal defenses, and there's no area that the Germans could do this. It took paratrooper, planes, and armored assaults to beat them otl, in WWII. And if the Dutch had been able to flood themselves, they still would have held out far longer. But, WWI? It'd be about as effective as beating a dead horse.

And, the Brits outnumber the Germans by a ton at seas. Add to that that the Germans would have to defend said coast. A Dutch occupation would hurt the Germans more than it would help them.