14 May 1940
14 May 1940
Rotterdam was brung
Gotterdammerung
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Note
(a ) In 1940 the Germans bombed most of the city
centre of Rotterdam, killing thousands of civilians
and destroying the city centre.
(b ) “Gotterdammerung” is a German word meaning total
destruction. The word is also the title of an opera.
Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2013
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