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Memorial · Rotterdam · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Memorial Forgotten Bombardment in Rotterdam

Forgotten Bombardment is a memorial in Rotterdam, South Holland. This place has a story in the app. Within 80 m you find a bench and a water point.

Memorial Forgotten Bombardment in Rotterdam
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Photo: Vervaardiger: Hendrik Ferdinand (H.F.) Grimeijer ; Auteursrechthouder: Gemeente Rotterdam (Stadsarchief) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Memorial Forgotten Bombardment in Rotterdam, photo 2
Memorial Forgotten Bombardment in Rotterdam, photo 3

The story

Story · Forgotten Bombardment

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You're standing in the west of Rotterdam, in a neighbourhood that remembers a day few people talked about for decades. On Wednesday afternoon, the 31st of March 1943, American bombs fell on the homes around here. It's known as the Forgotten Bombardment.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

4 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Photo: Vervaardiger: Hendrik Ferdinand (H.F.) Grimeijer ; Auteursrechthouder: Gemeente Rotterdam (Stadsarchief) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Photo: F.Eveleens · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 80 m.

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