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Bombing 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. Two other bombs exploded in the canals and a fourth landed in the water without exploding, where it remained. Possible explanations The bombing was an isolated event and did not have any apparent military goal. Two possible explanations have been given:NOS, "Slachtoffers krijgen een naam." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sloten, Amsterdam
Sloten (; ) is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Amsterdam (municipality), Amsterdam, and lies about 6 km west of the city centre.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Sloten became a separate municipality in 1816. Absorbed into Amsterdam in January 1921, Sloten (founded in the year 990) became the oldest part of Amsterdam (itself founded in 1254). Sloten is one of the few remnants of various places that have marks of Osdorp before the 1950s and Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, Sloterdijk as well; Sloten was threatened by urbanization, urbanisation on many occasions between the 1950s and the 1970s, as thousands of houses rose between the wide Polder, polderland of the Osdorp region. Sloten remained untouched by Suburbanization, suburban growth until in the 1980s, when the Netherlands campaigned to host the 1992 Summer Olympics. Officials proposed that the area around Sloten become an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II Strategic Bombing Of The Netherlands
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