The NSNAP did not gain from the German invasion of 1940 as the German authorities chose Anton Mussert of the rival NSB as their main beneficiary and Major Kruyt's version of the party merged into Mussert's movement in late 1940.
The NSNAP did not gain from the German invasion of 1940 because the German authorities selected Anton Mussert of the rival National Socialist Dutch Workers' Party (NSB) as their main advantage, and Major Kruyt's party merged with Mussert's movement by the end of 1940.