WarsofTheWorld. The Bombing of Rotterdam: May 14th, 1940. Posted: May 19, 2025 | Last updated: May 19, 2025. On the afternoon of May 14th, 1940, beleaguered citizens in the Dutch city of Rotterdam ...

But what Rotterdam, the Netherlands’ second-largest city, lacks in historical edifices — much of it was bombed in World War II — it makes up for with contemporary urban cool.

A screenshot from the film. Previously unseen footage has turned up showing unique images of the aftermath of the bombing of Rotterdam on May 14, 1940.. The 8mm film was found among material left by ...

State Police are investigating a bomb threat at the Department of Environmental Conservation office in Rotterdam. The threat was sent by email Wednesday morning, investigators said.

Heavily bombed during the Second World War, Rotterdam has had an opportunity to rebuild as a “strikingly modern” city full of “cutting-edge design”. Simply put, Rotterdam is a European ...

14 mei, 85 jaar na het bombardement in Rotterdam, komt er weer wat uit de lucht vallen. Maar dit keer iets moois, namelijk poëzie en gedichten, uit een helikopter. Diana heeft dit kunst-idee naar ...

Rotterdam was really filled with energy, and that whole energy stopped abruptly after the bombing in May 1940, when the city centre was destroyed in a few minutes. Finally, the city has re-found ...

Rotterdam was famously bombed in the Second World War. It used to look not unlike Amsterdam, but Hitler put paid to that, and futuristic architecture sprang up where traditional Dutch buildings ...

Een bombardement van gedichten. Dat is wat Rotterdam kan verwachten tijdens Bombing of Poems. Op 14 mei, de dag van het bombardement, worden honderdduizend gedichten uit een helikopter gestrooid ...