Aerial bombardment of Rotterdam by the Luftwaffe (German air force) on 14 May 1940, during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II. It took place on 14 May 1940 in what is now the Netherlands. The setting was Rotterdam. It was part of the German invasion of the Netherlands.
Before and after
- 25 April 1940Birth of Al Pacino
- from 10 May 1940 to 25 June 1940Battle of France
- from 10 May 1940 to 15 May 1940German invasion of the Netherlands
- from 10 May 1940 to 28 May 1940German invasion of Belgium
- 14 May 1940Rotterdam Blitz
- 15 May 1940Founding of McDonald's
- 20 May 1940Construction of Auschwitz
- 24 May 1940Birth of Joseph Brodsky
- from 26 May 1940 to 4 June 1940Dunkirk evacuation
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