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Historical Rotterdam

In the morning of 14 may 1940, a total of 90 bombers from squadron KG 45 dropped their full load of bombs on Rotterdam.
Between 800-900 people were killed and 70.000 homeless.
Aprox.25.000 homes,24 churches,2320 stores, 775 warehouses and 62 schools were destroyed.
In this time a couple of old buildings are still there.

In this gallerie there are 2 pictures, before and after the bombing.
And there are still places that have not been hit.
Have a look true my city!

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Before Bombing After Bombing Rotterdam 012.jpg
Rotterdam 003.jpg Rotterdam 011.jpg Rotterdam 015.jpg
Rotterdam 018.jpg Rotterdam 020.jpg Rotterdam 026.jpg
Rotterdam 039.jpg Rotterdam 052.jpg Rotterdam 060.jpg
Rotterdam by Night 001.jpg