Newly discovered film shows Rotterdam Blitz destruction from WWII

Newly discovered film shows Rotterdam Blitz destruction from WWII

2 years, 1 month ago

Newly discovered film shows Rotterdam Blitz destruction from WWII

NL Times

Barendrecht film digitizer Bas Romeijn has discovered previously unseen footage of Rotterdam shortly after the blitz on 14 May 1940. The five-minute-long montage shows the smoldering remains of various locations in Rotterdam city center, Rijnmond reports. You see people walking around in shock.” Romeijn discovered the footage in the estate of amateur filmmaker Joop Stolk, which he is working through with Stolk’s son. I only shortened the title cards slightly.” Romeijn uploaded the footage to his website, Bas Romeijn Films.

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