On 18 April, "Wild Swan" transferred to the 19th Destroyer Flotilla based at Dover. On 10 May 1940, Germany invaded the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Part of Britain's response was "Operation XD", with four destroyers ("Wild Swan", , and ) embarking demolition teams in order to destroy key facilities at Dutch ports before they could be captured by the Germans. "Wild Swan" was tasked with landing its party at the Hook of Holland, arriving there on the afternoon of 10 May. She shelled German paratroops in a wood to the east of Hook of Holland on 11 May. She received damage to her starboard propeller while alongside at the Hook of Holland, and on 12 May was near missed by bombs from a German Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber which damaged the ship's condensers, before rescuing survivors from the passenger ship , which had been sunk by German dive bombers. "Wild Swan" returned to Dover on 13 May, and went into dock to repair her damaged propeller and condensers.