Fire Boundary Bombardment Willemskade Rotterdam

Willemskade, Rotterdam
South Holland, Netherlands, the

The fire boundary of Rotterdam is the marking of the part of Rotterdam that was destroyed by the bombing of the city and the subsequent fire. Within the fire boundary, approximately 25,000 houses and 11,000 other buildings were destroyed. There were 850 victims and 80,000 people became homeless. The exact border can be found at: www.brandgrens.nl.

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Text by: TracesOfWar

Photo(s): Peter Schipper

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