Armament production was slightly increased after the German invasion of Denmark in April 1940, but the Netherlands had only 35 modern wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, five tracked armoured fighting vehicles, 135 aircraft, and 280,000 soldiers, and Germany committed 159 tanks, 1,200 modern aircraft, and around 150,000 soldiers to the Dutch theatre alone. It had refused armaments from France and made the case that it wanted no association with either side. The Netherlands had firmly opted for neutrality throughout the First World War and had planned to do the same during the Second World War. The strategic location of the Netherlands between the United Kingdom and Germany made it ideal for the basing of German air and naval forces to be used in attacks on the British Isles. This is one of the primary reasons Rotterdam has a heavy presence of skyscrapers, as do the other cities listed, compared to Amsterdam, Krakow, Rome and Birmingham in those same countries all of which have over one million residents but retain an ancient city centre. Rotterdam was one of the few major Allied cities which were virtually totally destroyed, together with Warsaw, Manila, Southampton, Milan and East London, then an industrial area. The Dutch surrendered in the late afternoon of 14 May and signed the capitulation early the next morning. The psychological and the physical success of the raid, from the German perspective, led the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (OKL) to threaten to destroy the city of Utrecht if the Dutch command did not surrender. According to an official list published in 2022, at least 1,150 people were killed, with 711 deaths in the 14 May bombing alone, and 85,000 more were left homeless. Bombing began at the outset of hostilities on 10 May and culminated with the destruction of the entire historic city centre on 14 May, an event sometimes referred to as the Rotterdam Blitz. The objective was to support the German troops fighting in the city, break Dutch resistance and force the Dutch army to surrender. World of Tanks, WoT are trademarks or registered trademarks of was subjected to heavy aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe during the German invasion of the Netherlands during the Second World War. The images and 3d models contained within are copyrighted by Wargaming.Net LLP and tank stats are intellectual property of Wargaming.Net : Copyright © 1998 - 2017 ®, All rights reserved. Map inspector was made in accordance with WG DPP terms and policies. The makers of Map Inspector are independant developers, Map Inspector doesn't belong to, the producer of the World of Tanks series of games. Map Inspector is an application for the games World of Tanks and WoT Blitz. English, Russian and French languages, more languages soon.ĭownload this early release and give your opinion to influence the next tools: we would like to hear from you as we plan to develop more functions. location of every single tree, bush and destructible objects visual skin with HD texture from the game technical skin showing each map technical details (unique content !) realtime viewrange display for any tank view and analyze your world of tanks replays! 3D interactive models of every map (20+) Choose any map from the game and inspect relief, terrain, and much more!įind the best spot for your tank to spot, deal damage, and chose the best tactics !
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