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Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Rotterdam Blitz

Holland refused to give way to a German ultimatum, and was duly invaded. Surrender negotiations were under way on May 14, but news failed to reach the German aircraft that bombed Rotterdam, destroying part of the city centre and killing over 800 civilians.

Posted by MUSEUM CURATOR at 11:06 PM
Labels: 1940, European War, Holland, Luftwaffe, The Third Reich

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