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Battle of Rotterdam
Part of the Battle of the Netherlands
Waalhaven – the airbase near Rotterdam burning during the German attack
7,000 soldiers 12 artillery pieces 6 anti-tank guns 2 armoured cars 1 gunboat 1 motor torpedo boat 1 demolition team UK
1,000 soldiers 12 float planes
Casualties and losses
185 killed[2] 1 armoured car damaged 3 aircraft destroyed 1 motor torpedo boat damaged
123 killed[2][3] 5 aircraft destroyed
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The Battle of Rotterdam was a Second World War battle fought during the Battle of the Netherlands. Fought between 10 and 14 May 1940, it was a German attempt to seize the Dutch city. It ended in a German victory, following the Rotterdam Blitz.[2]
^"British forces in Hoek van Holland".
^ abcDutch History Site
^The exact number of German casualties in Rotterdam is unknown, due to the listing for KIA in Rotterdam and Waalhaven being combined at 123.
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