What the records say
- When
- 31 Mar 1943
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 51.91° N, 4.44° E
- Description
- 1943 World War II strategic air raids
Allied bombing of Rotterdam in World War II
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. They included bombing strategic installations; leaflet-dropping; and during, the last week of the war, dropping emergency food supplies.
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