Keywords: The German ultimatum ordering the Dutch commander of Rotterdam to cease fire was delivered to him at 10-30 a.m. on... - NARA - 535917.tif NARA-image-full en The German ultimatum ordering the Dutch commander of Rotterdam to cease fire was delivered to him at 10 30 a m on May 14 1940 At 1 22 p m German bombers set the whole inner city of Rotterdam ablaze killing 30 000 of its inhabitants Op 14 mei 1940 rond 13 30 uur voerden de Duitsers in het kader van de aanval op Nederland een bombardement op Rotterdam uit Dit om de eis tot overgave kracht bij te zetten Foto van de schade met daarop de ruïne van de Laurenskerk in Rotterdam Rotterdam 1940 nach der Zerstörung und Enttrümmerung Rotterdam después del bombardeo Rotterdams centrum efter bombningen Den svårt skadade Laurenskerk nu restaurerad står som den enda återstånde av Rotterdams medeltida byggnader Centre-ville de Rotterdam après le bombardement allemand de mai 1940 Les décombres avaient déjà été déblayés au moment où la photo fut prise L'église Saint-Laurent Laurenskerk a été restaurée Rotterdam după bombardamentul german din mai 1940 Scope and content General notes Use War and Conflict Number 1334 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image 535917 Local identifier 208-PR-10L 3 Office for Emergency Management Office of War Information Overseas Operations Branch New York Office News and Features Bureau 12/17/1942 - 09/15/1945 Still Picture Records Section Special Media Archives Services Division NWCS-S National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park MD 20740-6001 1940 Record group Record Group 208 Records of the Office of War Information 1926 - 1951 Record group ARC 535 Photographs Used in Publications compiled 1943 - 1945 Series ARC 535898 File unit File unit ARC Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NWDNS-208-PR-10L 3 yes Other versions NARA-cooperation PD-USGov 1940 in Rotterdam Ruins Bombing of Rotterdam in World War II Ruins World War II destructions in the Netherlands Rotterdam Rotterdam St Laurens Ruine |