What the records say
- When
- 11 May 1940
- Kind
- Military operation
- Deaths
- 44
- Coordinates
- 52.37° N, 4.88° E
- Description
- 1940 bombardment
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Bombing of Amsterdam
1940 bombardment of Amsterdam
The first bombing of Amsterdam in the Second World War, and the only attack on the city center, occurred on 11 May 1940 when a German Junkers Ju 88 bomber dropped four bombs on the Blauwburgwal neighborhood and completely destroyed seven buildings and a café near the Herengracht. The attack killed 44 and wounded 79.
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