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== Commemoration == |
== Commemoration == |
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| ⚫ | Dutch newspapers reported the bombing at the time, but the major [[German bombing of Rotterdam|bombing of Rotterdam]] a few days later received more attention, and further coverage was banned by the German occupiers. The killed civilians were buried without being specifically identified as bombing victims, and were only identified in 2016.<ref name="Slachtoffers naam" /> |
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| ⚫ | Dutch newspapers reported the bombing at the time, but the major [[German bombing of Rotterdam|bombing of Rotterdam]] a few days later received more attention, and further coverage was banned by the German occupiers. The killed civilians were buried without being specifically identified as bombing victims, and were only identified in 2016. |
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The bombing is remembered every year. In May 2020, a memorial plaque with the |
The bombing is remembered every year.<ref>[https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/die-bom-die-70-jaar-geleden-44-man-doodde-op-de-blauwburgwal~a293694/ Het Parool, "Die bom die 70 jaar geleden 44 man doodde op de Blauwburgwal."]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190213030655/https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/die-bom-die-70-jaar-geleden-44-man-doodde-op-de-blauwburgwal~a293694/ Archived] on 13 February 2019.</ref> In May 2020, a memorial plaque with the victims' names was unveiled in the neighborhood. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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The first bombing of Amsterdam in the Second World War occurred on 11 May 1940 when buildings in the Blauwburgwal neighborhood were bombed by a German plane and completely destroyed, killing 44 and wounding 79.
Possible explanations
A Junkers Ju 88 bomber dropped four bombs on the neighborhood, leveling seven buildings near the Herengracht and destroying a café. Two other bombs exploded in the canals, and a fourth landed in the water without exploding, where it remains today.[1]
The bombing was an isolated event and did not have any apparent military goal. Two possible explanations have been given:[2]
- The Luftwaffe bombed Schiphol on the same day; one of the bombers might have been damaged by anti-aircraft batteries in Sloten and released its bombs to lose weight, unintentionally dropping them in a civilian area.
- The bomber could have been targeting the post office behind the Royal Palace, which was housing a Dutch army communications center. If so, the bombs were dropped 350 meters short of the target.
Commemoration
Dutch newspapers reported the bombing at the time, but the major bombing of Rotterdam a few days later received more attention, and further coverage was banned by the German occupiers. The killed civilians were buried without being specifically identified as bombing victims, and were only identified in 2016.[2]
The bombing is remembered every year.[3] In May 2020, a memorial plaque with the victims' names was unveiled in the neighborhood.
External links
References
- ^ NRC article, 7 December 2019
- ^ a b NOS, "Slachtoffers krijgen een naam.". Archived on 2 July 2022.
- ^ Het Parool, "Die bom die 70 jaar geleden 44 man doodde op de Blauwburgwal.". Archived on 13 February 2019.