Bombing of Rotterdam

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
World War II bombing
gptkbp:casualties approximately 85,000 homeless
approximately 900 killed
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Otto_Schmidt
gptkb:Rudolf_Schmidt
gptkbp:consequence international condemnation
large-scale destruction
gptkbp:country gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:date 14 May 1940
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bombing of Rotterdam
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rotterdam
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:The_Destroyed_City_(sculpture)
gptkbp:method bomber
gptkbp:notable_for devastation of city center
impact on Dutch decision to surrender
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Battle_of_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:purpose force Dutch surrender
gptkbp:result Destruction of Rotterdam city center
Dutch capitulation
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Heinkel_He_111
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_War_II_casualties
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6