Amsterdam in WW2 History | World War II Database

6 Sep 1898

Netherlands

Queen Wilhelmina was inaugurated at the Nieuwe Kerk church in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ww2dbase [Wilhelmina | Amsterdam, Noord-Holland | CPC]

13 May 1940

Photo(s) dated 13 May 1940

15 May 1940

Photo(s) dated 15 May 1940

14 Jun 1942

Netherlands

Dutch schoolgirl, Anne Frank, turned 13 and was given a diary. It was supposed to be an autograph book, but because it had a lock, Anne used it to record her secret thoughts. A year later, her father moved their family and others into the annexe of his Amsterdam, the Netherlands office to escape the Nazis. They hid in silence for nearly two years. ww2dbase [Amsterdam | AC]

17 Jul 1942

Netherlands

B-17 bombers of the USAAF VIII Bomber Command planned attacks on Hannover and Hamburg, Germany, but both missions were recalled after launch due to poor weather. 33 of the bombers attacked targets of opportunity after receiving the recall order; 21 of them attempted to attack the Fokker factory at Amsterdam, the Netherlands but accidentally dropped bombs on civilian quarters, killing 150. On the same day, B-26 bombers of US VIII Air Support Command attacked Cayeux, France as a diversion to draw German fighters away from the primary targets in Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Cities in France and Low Countries | Amsterdam | CPC]

4 Aug 1944

Netherlands

Dutch schoolgirl, Anne Frank, wrote her final diary entry, a few days before her arrest. Anne's diary is still teaching generations about war and her remarkable honesty and optimism. ww2dbase [Amsterdam | AC]

15 Oct 1959

Photo(s) dated 15 Oct 1959