Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Rotterdam: contested ground

The ground around Rotterdam was fought over 3 times between 1940 and 1943: 3 battles, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of Rotterdamallied bombing of RotterdamRotterdam BlitzRotterdam BlitzAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueCologneAntwerpenDüsseldorfBonnUtrecht200 km51.936N, 4.456E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Rotterdam, 1940Rotterdam Blitz, 1940allied bombing of Rotterdam, 194319401943
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
10 May 1940Battle of RotterdamRotterdamliberation of the Netherlands from German occupation
1940Rotterdam BlitzRotterdamWorld War II
1943allied bombing of RotterdamRotterdam-West

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.