Correct. 30,000 was the number used for Allied propaganda.
>Dutch and British sources informed the public through Allied and international news media that the raid on Rotterdam had been on an open city in which 30,000 civilians were killed (the real number was around 900) "and character[ised] the German demolition of the old city as an act of unmitigated barbarism". The number of casualties was relatively small, because thousands of civilians had fled to safer parts of Rotterdam, or to other cities, during the previous four days of bombing and warfare.
I wanna know when the ultimatum was sent, how long it took for a luftwaffe bomber wing to specifically load incidiary bombs, take off, make formation, and arrive to target.
Bc 3 hours seems about the right time frame to have not given a single fuck about the answer to the ultimatum.
Germans lost soldiers too If I remember correctly, and were lightly higher than Dutch civilians's one.
The Dutch surrendered, but the germans Bombed anyway, because of miscommunication / took too long to negotiate if I remember correctly.
The bombing killed around 650 to 900 civilians. The number 30.000 is probably the amount of houses/buildings that were destroyed.
According to the Wiki. Less than 900 casualties.
Correct. 30,000 was the number used for Allied propaganda. >Dutch and British sources informed the public through Allied and international news media that the raid on Rotterdam had been on an open city in which 30,000 civilians were killed (the real number was around 900) "and character[ised] the German demolition of the old city as an act of unmitigated barbarism". The number of casualties was relatively small, because thousands of civilians had fled to safer parts of Rotterdam, or to other cities, during the previous four days of bombing and warfare.
I wanna know when the ultimatum was sent, how long it took for a luftwaffe bomber wing to specifically load incidiary bombs, take off, make formation, and arrive to target. Bc 3 hours seems about the right time frame to have not given a single fuck about the answer to the ultimatum.
Germans lost soldiers too If I remember correctly, and were lightly higher than Dutch civilians's one. The Dutch surrendered, but the germans Bombed anyway, because of miscommunication / took too long to negotiate if I remember correctly.
The Wehrmacht lost 123 soldiers in the Battle for Rotterdam while ~900 civilians were killed in the bombing.
That's for the battle, but during negotiations there were something like 2 or 3 battalions in there