Rotterdam Carpet Bombing

Carpet bombing devastating bombing attack that seeks to destroy every part of a wide area.

Rotterdam carpet bombing.

However article 51 of geneva protocol i prohibits bombardment that treats a. Mar 30 2018 lincoln riddle guest author. Remembering the bombing of rotterdam on the 14th of may just ten days after the yearly dutch commemoration that is dodenherdenking and bevrijdingsdag the inhabitants of rotterdam have another infamous date to remember. German forces saw the netherlands as an opportune place to build an air force base as well as to station soldiers.

Almost the entire historic city centre was destroyed nearly. May 10th the invasion of the netherlands including rotterdam began. It was on this day now seventy eight years ago that a nazi bombardment utterly destroyed the center of rotterdam. The objective was to support the german troops fighting in the city break dutch resistance and force the dutch army to surrender.

German forces saw the netherlands as an opportune place to build an air force base as well as to station soldiers. The battle of rotterdam began may 10th 1940 and ended with the bombings on rotterdam may 14th 1940. The german bombing of rotterdam also known as the rotterdam blitz was the aerial bombardment of rotterdam by the luftwaffe on 14 may 1940 during the german invasion of the netherlands in world war ii. May 10th the invasion of the netherlands including rotterdam began.

The battle of rotterdam began may 10th 1940 and ended with the bombings on rotterdam may 14th 1940. 1300 people were killed in 3 days in march 16 18th 1938 on 14 may 1940 at 1 22 pm in the rotterdam blitz german bombers set the entire inner city ablaze killing 814 inhabitants wesel was 97 destroyed before it was finally taken by allied troops in 1945. German paratroopers had in fact been defeated in their may 10 1940 attempt to seize the city of the hague a victory by a brave dutch army which has also passed unnoticed ignored by the anglo saxon mass media and it was up to german ground forces to press home the invasion. The bombing of rotterdam the rotterdam bombing was an identical scenario.

The first carpet bombing from air in history was the bombing of barcelona. On may 14 1940 at 1 22 p m in the rotterdam blitz german bombers set the entire inner city ablaze killing 814 inhabitants. Carpet bombing also known as saturation bombing is a large aerial bombingdone in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land.