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The Battle of Rotterdam was a Second World War battle fought during the Battle of the Netherlands. Fought between 10 and 14 May 1940, it was a German attempt to seize the Dutch city. Fought between 10 and 14 May 1940, it was a German attempt to seize the Dutch city.
The extent of the damage from the bombardment and the resulting fire caused an almost immediate decision to demolish the entire city centre with the exception of the Laurenskerk church, the De Noord mill, the Beurs trade centre, the Rotterdam city hall (nl:Stadhuis van Rotterdam) and the Rotterdam old central post office (nl:Hoofdpostkantoor ...
The "Forgotten Bombardment" by Mathieu Ficheroux.The sculpture, commemorating the Allied bombing of Rotterdam on 31 March 1943, was unveiled in 1993. During the German occupation of the Netherlands between 1940 and 1945, during the Second World War, Allied air forces carried out a number of operations over Rotterdam and the surrounding region.
The Destroyed City (De verwoeste stad) in 2007. The Destroyed City (Dutch: De verwoeste stad) is a bronze memorial sculpture in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.It commemorates the German bombing of Rotterdam on 14 May 1940, which destroyed the medieval centre of the city. [1]
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Charlois (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɕaːrloːs]) is a neighbourhood of the Dutch city of Rotterdam. It is located on the south bank of the Nieuwe Maas. The border of the stadsdeel (borough) Charlois. Charlois used to be a separate municipality until 1895, when it became part of Rotterdam. [1]
To the north was the Hefbrug, connecting the rail tracks from the north and the south of Rotterdam, and to the south was Barendrecht. The area around the station was less developed than today. It was a simple station, without a building and with 2 platforms. After World War II, the reconstruction of the railroad tracks in and around Rotterdam ...