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The Battle of Rotterdam was a defensive operation by the Chimera that had completely took the Anglo-Maquis Coalition by surprise and almost scuppered the Human Operation Overstrike, an offensive to liberate Western Europe, before it had even begun.

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  • Battle of Rotterdam
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  • The Battle of Rotterdam was a defensive operation by the Chimera that had completely took the Anglo-Maquis Coalition by surprise and almost scuppered the Human Operation Overstrike, an offensive to liberate Western Europe, before it had even begun.
  • The Battle of Rotterdam was a Second World War battle fought during the Battle of the Netherlands. Fought between 10–14 May 1940, it was a German attempt to seize the Dutch city. It ended in a German victory, following the Rotterdam Blitz.
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Strength
  • 12(xsd:integer)
  • 1000(xsd:integer)
  • 7000(xsd:integer)
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Casual
  • Heavy *All Sea Defences in Rotterdam destroyed
  • Heavy *First Squadron sustained heavy casualties *Almost all P-1117 Kingfishers *Maquis suffered limited casualties
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Date
  • 1951-08-30(xsd:date)
  • --05-14
Commander
  • Colonel P.W. Scharroo
  • General Kurt Student
Name
  • Battle of Rotterdam
Caption
  • Waalhaven The airbase near Rotterdam burning during the German attack.
Commanders
  • Angels
  • British Armed Forces *Major Stephen Cartwright Maquis *Colonel Roland Mallery †
Casualties
  • 123(xsd:integer)
  • 185(xsd:integer)
Result
  • German victory
  • Decisive Human victory * Landing Zone secured * All Chimeran Gun Towers destroyed * British Armed Forces able to link up with the Maquis
combatant
  • Netherlands
  • Nazi Germany
Forces
  • British Armed Forces *First Squadron *Many P-1117 Kingfishers Maquis *Limited amount
  • *Chimeran Strains: **Advanced Hybrids **Boilers **Brutes **Hags **Hybrids **Leapers **Slipskulls **Sirens **Steelheads **Titans *Chimeran Vehicles/Arsenals **Drones **Dropships **Hammers **Four Gun Towers **Various number of Chimeran war machines
Place
  • Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • Rotterdam, Netherlands, and the surrounding area
Conflict
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  • The Battle of Rotterdam was a defensive operation by the Chimera that had completely took the Anglo-Maquis Coalition by surprise and almost scuppered the Human Operation Overstrike, an offensive to liberate Western Europe, before it had even begun.
  • The Battle of Rotterdam was a Second World War battle fought during the Battle of the Netherlands. Fought between 10–14 May 1940, it was a German attempt to seize the Dutch city. It ended in a German victory, following the Rotterdam Blitz.
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