Mega Operation in Rotterdam for dismantling 'Bellebom’ 27 March 1988 ROTTERDAM - In Rotterdam West, the so-called Bellebom was successfully defused. Before surgery seven people had their homes,...
V-1 at Spijkenisse very difficult job for bomb experts 29 May 1980 Dismantling a World War II V1 bomb is a simple task for the EOD, maar in 1980 in Spijkenisse it was far from easy.
Rotterdam is running out for 'honorary councilor’ Churchill 13 May 1946 Rotterdam - Winston Churchill this afternoon appointed ereraadslid Rotterdam. Churchill, which surprisingly lost the election after the war,...
Resistance Men escape after the liberation of German firing squad 8 May 1945 Ook al is de oorlog voorbij, drie verzetsleden worden op 08 mei 1945 arrested, als ze een Duitser doodschieten. Het vuurpeloton dreigt, maar ze worden toch op tijd vrijgelaten.
Inferno in The Hague: British bombing residential Bezuidenhout 3 March 1945 hundreds of people in the bombing at the Hague Bezuidenhout to. The British thought there was a V2 installation, but that was later.
Villages along Merwede pay gruesome reprisal for resistance 16 May 1944 If the opposition is killing two country men beat the Germans strike back. Hundreds of young men are arrested and deported. Many end up in factories.
Bommer Pitchers destroy Hague population; available on request resistance 11 April 1944 THE HAGUE - In a raid in broad daylight in the Central Population Register in The Hague are probably dozens killed. Also...
Four men were executed after strike Merwede Shipyard in Hardinxveld 9 March 1943 After a strike at the Merwede Shipyard in Hardinxveld be on 5 mei 1943 four strikers shot by the Germans.
Dutch army leadership signs surrender in Rijsoord 15 May 1940 Een dag na het bombardement op Rotterdam capituleert het Nederlandse leger. De locatie is opmerkelijk: een klein schoolgebouwtje in Rijsoord, bij Ridderkerk.
Centrum Rotterdam destroyed by German bombing 14 May 1940 German planes bombed the city center of Rotterdam. Bombs landed in the center of the city and parts of Kralingen. A ...
