Rotterdam Blitz
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In 1940, Rotterdam was subjected to heavy aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe during the German invasion of the Netherlands during the Second World War. The objective was to support the German troops fighting in the city, break Dutch resistance and force the Dutch army to surrender. Bombing began at the outset of hostilities on 10 May and culminated with the destruction of the entire historic city centre on 14 May, an event sometimes referred to as the Rotterdam Blitz. According to an official list published in 2022, at least 1,150 people were killed, with 711 deaths in the 14 May bombing alone, and 85,000 more were left homeless.
1940
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German bombardment or Rotterdam; bombing of Rotterdam
HNLMS Buffel,
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Location: 51.9644, 4.4512, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 880 | County of Holland | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1581 | Dutch Republic | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1795 | Batavian Republic | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 15 | Clades Lolliana | battle, Sicambri, Tencteri, Usipi, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1018 | Battle of Vlaardingen | Holy Roman Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1304 | Siege of Dordrecht | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1351 | Battle of Vlaardingen | battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1428 | Siege of Gouda | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1481 | Siege of Leiden | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1489 | Siege of Rotterdam | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1572 | Capture of Brielle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1573 | Battle of Delft | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1573 | Siege of Leiden | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1574 | Capture of Valkenburg | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1574 | Battle of Geestbrug | battle, Dutch, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1575 | Siege of Oudewater | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1575 | Siege of Schoonhoven | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1653 | Battle of Scheveningen | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Battle for The Hague | Nazi Germany, Kingdom of the Netherlands, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Battle of Rotterdam | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Rotterdam Blitz | aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | allied bombing of Rotterdam | bombardment | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Bombing of Kleykamp | bombardment | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Bombing of the Bezuidenhout | bombardment | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1970 | occupation of the Cabinet of Suriname in The Hague | rebellion, occupation | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1203 | Loon War | war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1350 | Hook and Cod Wars | series of wars | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1667 | War of Devolution | war, Kingdom of France, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1787 | Prussian invasion of Holland | war, Kingdom of Prussia, Patriots, Orangism, States of Holland and West Friesland | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | SMS Hildebrand | coastal defence ship, Siegfried-class coastal defense ship | Wikidata | |
| organisation | arms industry | 1926 | Koolhoven | arms industry, product design, aircraft industry, aerospace manufacturer | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1929 | Wilton-Fijenoord | arms industry, shipyard, vehicle construction, building of ships and floating structures | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1998 | Airbus Group SE | arms industry, public company, concern, aircraft construction, business, enterprise, aviation, spaceflight | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1791 | L. Smit en Zoon | shipyard, shipbuilding | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1813 | Gebroeders Pot, Bolnes | shipyard, shipbuilding | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1820 | Van der Giessen de Noord | shipyard, shipbuilding | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1902 | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij | shipyard, shipbuilding, vehicle construction | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1913 | Wilton's Dok- en Werf Maatschappij | shipyard | Wikidata |
| organisation | military unit | 1814 | Royal Marechaussee | gendarmerie | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | Fijenoord | shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata | |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1946 | Verolme | shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | bat bunker | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Filmbunker Scheveningen | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Observatiepost | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Schnellbootbunker Waalhaven | destroyed building or structure, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Wassenaarseweg bij 138 te Katwijk | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1943 | Seyß-Inquart's bunker | air-raid shelter, bunker | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort "Penserdijk" | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Buitensluis | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Noorddijk | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Penserdijk | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Hellevoetsluis | fortress, architectural ensemble | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Wierickerschans | fort, bastion | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Atlantikwall Museum Scheveningen | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Legermuseum | military museum, building | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1868 | HNLMS Buffel | ironclad warship, preserved watercraft, Royal Netherlands Navy, museum ship | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Muurtoren Oostenrijk | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Rietveldse Toren | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1000 | Burcht van Leiden | keep | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Rotterdam RG373 AERIALFILM D6000 ON215228 US7GR 3283 4017 01 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Foto van een ruïne, met op de achtergrond het Beursgebouw, met de tekst “Passage”, objectnr 73496 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2005-0003, Rotterdam, Zerstörungen | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Foto van ruïne met laatste overeind staande muurdelen en steenhopen na straatopruiming, met de tekst “Zuiderkerk”, objectnr 73478 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Foto van de verwoeste “Telefoon-Centrale” aan de Botersloot, met stapels herwonnen bakstenen en andere tekenen van opruiming, objectnr 73490 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Foto van het gebombardeerde en verwoeste Rotterdamse centrum, met het spoorviaduct op de achtergrond en de tekst “Overzicht Centrum”, objectnr 73479 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Foto van een straat (T-kruising) met hoge gebouwen erlangs, met verwoestingen er omheen, met de tekst “Restaurant Wolff”, objectnr 73497 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Foto van ruïne van een kerk ten tijde van de opruimwerkzaamheden na het bombardement, met de tekst “Kerk Kruiskade”, objectnr 73480 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Foto van ruïnes centrum Rotterdam (Hoogstraat) met op de achtergrond de Laurenskerk, met de tekst “R.K. Kerk Hoogstraat”, objectnr 73481 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Verzilverde theelepel van vereniging Zeelandia te Rotterdam ter herinnering aan 14 mei 1940, met doosje, objectnr 42400-A-B | Commons | ||

