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When Rotterdam is heavily bombed on 14 May 1940, a large part of the port city is destroyed. There are 800 deaths and as many as 80,000 homeless people. The Dutch Commander-in-Chief General Winkelman capitulates to prevent further suffering. This exceptional documentary shows you Rotterdam before, during and after the bombings. This DVD document brings you unique images from many private archives, German propaganda film material and from the archives of Sound and Vision about the mobilization, the German invasion of the Netherlands, the consequences of the British bombing of Rotterdam, the relief efforts, the liberation and much more. One of the greatest disasters in Dutch history for the first time on DVD!
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