Dordrecht during world war two

A collection of historical items from World War II in Dordrecht.

Nieuwe foto's in de collectie.  

On this page, all new photos that have been added to the collection will be listed. This ensures that website visitors have a clear overview of what is new on the page.


Addition March 16, 2024:
Two photo's have been added to the page "May 1940 - Tweede Tol": One of captured cyclists troops at theTweede Tol and one of Oberst Bruno Bräuer in the vicinity of the Tweede Tol.

Addition March 9, 2024:
the page: May 1940 - Amelwijck,13 photos have been added of the Amstelwijck villa park in May 1940.

Addition Februari 24, 2024: 
- Two photo's have been added to the page: "May 1940 - Dordrecht and it's surroundings" of the white flag and Swastika flag on City Hall in Dordrecht.
- A photo of the Godfried Schalckensingel in direction of the Noordendijk has been moved from Identification to Dordrecht and i'ts surroundings.  

Addition February 17, 2024:
- A photo has been added to the page "For Identifcation" of two German soldiers with a cargobike and some civilians. Possibly on the "Noordendijk" in Dordrecht. 

Addition February 3, 2024:
- A photo has been added to the page "May 1940 - Dordrecht and Surroundings" featuring a fallen cyclist on Weeskinderendijk and a photograph of an German soldier on Admiraal de Ruyterweg.
- A photo has been added to the page "General Cemetery" showing several parachutist graves in May 1940.

Addition December 23, 2023:

- A photo has been added to the for Identification page of a bridge march in Dordrecht during the mobilization period. It is unclear where this photo was taken.

Addition November 18, 2023:

- Under the page Dordrecht and surroundings, eight photos have been added depicting German military scenes in Dordrecht. 

Addition November 4, 2023: 
- Under the page General Cemetery, 12 photos have been added depicting a German military funeral in Dordrecht. 

Addition October 8, 2023:
- Under the page General Cemetery, 10 photos have been added depicting a German funeral in Dordrecht. 

Addition October 1, 2023:
- Under the page Identification, five photos have been added depicting German soldiers, presumably at various locations in Dordrecht. 

Addition September 23, 2023:
- Under the page Kriegsmarine in Dordrecht, two photos have been added of Kriegsmarine soldiers in the harbor of Werf de Biesbosch. 

Addition August 12, 2023:
- Under the page The Kriegsmarine in Dordrecht, two photos have been added of a Kriegsmarine funeral in Dordrecht.
- Under the page General Cemetery, two photos have been added of a Kriegsmarine funeral in Dordrecht. 

Addition July 15, 2023:
- Under the page: May 1940 - De Tweede Tol, the award document for the Iron Cross has been added at De Tweede Tol. 

Addition July 1, 2023:
- Under the page: Moerdijk Bridges, two photos have been added of German vehicles on the Moerdijk traffic bridge. 
- Under the page: May 1940 - Dordrecht and surroundings, a photo has been added of German paratroopers receiving the vanguard of the 9th Armored Division on the Rijksstraatweg. 

Addition February 25, 2023:
- Under the page: May 1940 - Dordrecht and surroundings, four photos have been added:
One photo of war damage to the Kalkhaven.
One photo of war damage to the Havenstraat.
One photo of war damage to the Zeehavenlaan.
One photo of war damage to the Dubbeldamse weg.

Addition January 21, 2023:
- Under the page: May 1940 - Dordrecht and surroundings, four photos have been added:
One photo of the school at the Bosboom-Toussaintstraat and Betje Wolfstraat.
One photo of the Nieuwe Haven towards the Houttuinen.
Two photos of the Bagijnhof.

Addition November 5, 2022:
- Under the page: Algemene Begraafplaats, two photos have been added: One of the memorial stone for the 2nd Battalion of Fallschirmjäger Regiment 1, and one of several German graves. 
- Under the page: May 1940 - Moerdijk Bridges, two photos have been added. One is a photo of the grave of Leutnant Dietrich Lemm, and the other is a photo of the memorial stone for the paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion of Fallschirmjäger Regiment 1

Addition September 3, 2022:
- Under the page: Zwijndrecht and the Zwijndrecht bridges, four photos have been added: 
One photo of NSB leader Anton Mussert in Zwijndrecht. 
One photo of German soldiers at the Zwijndrechtse verkeersbrug.
One photo of Allied planes above Zwijndrecht.
One photo of German soldiers on the Rotterdamse weg. 

Addition July 30, 2022:
- Under the page: May 1940 - Moerdijk Bridges, two photos have been added: One of Hauptmann Fritz Prager and German paratrooper graves in the monestary garden of Moerdijk.
- Under the page: May 1940 - Willemdorp, a photo has been added of German paratroopers with a captured piece of 7-veld from I-17 R.A in Willemsdorp.  

Addition June 18, 2022:
- Under the page: Dordrecht May 1940, thirteen photos have been added showing the war damage in Dordrecht as a result of the fighting in May 1940. 

Addition June 12, 2022:
- Under the page "For Identification," a photo has been added of the graves of several soldiers from the Fallschirm Nachrichten-Abteilung 7. It is unclear where this photo was taken. 

Addition June 11, 2022:
- Under the page May 1940, a new page has been added: Photo Album Ensign N de Braal, with photos of the 2nd Battery of 25 AA in the Hoeksche Waard in May 1940.

 
Addition May 1, 2022:
- Under the page Dordrecht and its surroundings, six photos of German soldiers in Dordrecht during World War II have been added.

Addition March 5, 2022:
- Under the page Dordrecht its surroundings:
A photo of a Dubbeldam civilian listening to the radio during wartime has been added.
A photo of German soldiers in front of Mr. Fortuin's clothing store on Voorstraat has been added.
- Under the page General Cemetery:
A photo of the first German war graves in May 1940 has been added.
- Under the page May 1940 - Tweede Tol:
A photo of Dutch prisoners of war being transported along the Wieldrechtse Zeedijk has been added.
- Under the page Moerdijk Bridges:
Two photos of the Moerdijk Bridges have been added.

Toevoeging 08 januari 2022: 
- Onder de pagina: mei 1940 - Dordrecht en omgeving zijn vijf foto's toegevoegd van de Hoge Bakstraat, Dubbeldamse Weg, Hoogt, Singel en het Bagijnhof. 

Addition December 11, 2021:
- Under the page May 1940 - Moerdijk Bridges: 
A photo of the 9th Panzer Division and Fallschirmjägers from Fallschirmjäger Regiment 1 has been added.
- Under the page May 1940 - Tweede Tol:
A photo of paratroopers graves near Tweede Tol has been added.
- Under the page Dordrecht and its surroundings:
- A photo of a Dornier flying boat above Dordrecht and a photo of the Dordrecht City Hall have been added.
- Under the page General Cemetery:
A photo of several paratroopers graves at the General Cemetery in Dordrecht has been added. 

Addition September 5, 2021:
- Under the page "Kriegsmarine in Dordrecht," six interesting photos of the Kriegsmarine in Dordrecht have been added. 


Addition July 9, 2021:
- Under the page "Dordrecht and its surroundings" nine photos of Unteroffizier Friedrich Herziger, who spent time in Dordrecht during the war, have been added. The two photos of the General Cemetery have also been placed in that category.

Addition June 13, 2021:
- Under the page "Kriegsmarine in Dordrecht," two portrait photos of Kriegsmarine military personnel have been added. Both photos were taken at different photo studios in Dordrecht.

Addition May 24, 2021:
- Under the page "May 1940 - Dordrecht and its surroundings," a photo has been added of the destroyed school at the Admiraal de Ruyterweg  (27).. 
- Under the page "Photos - General Cemetery," a photo has been added of a German military funeral at the General Cemetery (34). 
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Moerdijk Bridges," a photo has been added of the village of Moerdijk with war damage to buildings (29).. 
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Willemsdorp," a photo has been added of a destroyed residential house in Willemsdorp (13).
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Zwijndrecht," a photo has been added of war damage in Zwijndrecht as a result of the fighting in May 1940.  (7).

Addition May 8, 2021:
- Under the page "May 1940: Negatives," fifteen original negatives have been added of the war damage in Dordrecht in May 1940. 

Addition April 9, 2021:
- Under the page "Photos - Kriegsmarine in Dordrecht," 14 photos have been added of the Kriegsmarine in Dordrecht. The last six photos of the funeral and graves at the General Cemetery have also been placed on the page "Photos - General Cemetery. 

Addition March 14, 2021: 
- Under the page "Photos - Moerdijk Bridges," four photos (20-21-22-23) have been added of the Moerdijk Bridges during wartime 

 Addition January 10, 2021:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Dordrecht and its surroundings," four photos have been added of the Bagijnhof, Vriesestraat,the corner of Hoogt/Sluisweg, and the Noordendijk. 

Addition December 27, 2020:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940," the page "H.J. Kleefstra 2-I-17RA" has been added. You will find mobilization photos of Hotze Jelle Kleefstra, who was assigned to 2-I-17RA during the mobilization and the May 1940 events

Addition November 25, 2020:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Tweede Tol," two photos have been added. One is of German paratrooper graves near the Tweede Tol, and the other is of German paratroopers with a German tank on the Zeedijk.
- Under the page "Photos - Dordrecht and its surroundings," three photos have been added. One is of German soldiers and civilians on the Voorstraat. Another is of the Oranjelaan, and a portrait photo of three German soldiers at a studio photographer in Dordrecht.

Addition May 31, 2020:
- Under the page "Photos - General Cemetery," three photos have been added. Two of the graves of Unteroffizier Ulmer, Gefreiter Knaute, and Kannonier Kahnenbley, and one photo of German Luftwaffe soldiers.
 

Addition April 18, 2020:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Moerdijk Bridges," four photos have been added. Two of German paratroopers at the Moerdijk Bridges, one of paratrooper graves in the monastery garden of Moerdijk, and one in the harbor of Moerdijk. 

 Addition April 4, 2020:
- Under the page "Photos - Dordrecht and its Surroundings," three photos of the liberation in Krispijn have been added. 

Addition March 16, 2020:
- Under the page "Photos - For identification," I have added a photo of a location that might be in Dordrecht. 

Addition March 7, 2020:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Dordrecht and its surroundings," four photos of war damage in Dordrecht and German soldiers have been added.

Addition January 25, 2020:
- Under the page "Photos - Dordrecht and its surroundings," three photos have been added. One photo is of Villa Simpang on the Stationsweg, another is of the special school for MULO near the Van Strijsingel, and the third is a photo of the Groothoofdspoort at Groothoofd.

Addition November 7, 2019:
Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Zwijndrechtse bridges," three photos have been added. These photos depict German paratroopers at the Zwijndrechtse bridge and Weeskinderendijk. 

Addition November 3, 2019:
- Under the page "Photos - Moerdijk bridges," a photo has been added of the Moerdijk traffic bridge. 
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940- Dordrecht and its surroundings," two photos have been added showing the destroyed Admiraal de Ruyterschool. 
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Tweede Tol," a photo of a Dutch shelter near Tweede Tol has been added 
- Under the page "Photos - Zwijndrechtse bridges," a photo has been added of the railway bridge destroyed by the Germans.
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Moerdijk bridges," two photos have been added of German soldiers and their equipment crossing the Moerdijk traffic bridge. 

Addition on September 29, 2019:
- Under the page "Photos - Dordrecht and its surroundings," three photos have been added. One of Krispijn and two of the city center of Dordrecht.

Addition on September 15, 2019:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Rivierkazemat I and II Willemsdorp," one photo of Rivierkazemat II and one photo of Rivierkazemat I have been added.


Addition on September 3, 2019:
- Under the page "Photos - Moerdijk bridges," two photos have been added, taken up close of the Moerdijk traffic bridge (Photos 17 and 18). 

Addition on September 1, 2019:
- Under the page "Photos - Dordrecht and its surroundings," under the section "Dubbeldam and its surroundings" at the bottom of the page, three photos have been added of Dubbeldam and the Dordwijk area. 

Addition on July 20, 2019:
- Under the page "Photos - General Cemetery," two photos of German graves have been added (Photos 23 and 24 at the bottom of the page).
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Moerdijk Bridges," two photos have been added of German troops on the Moerdijk bridges.
- Under the page "Photos - River Casemate II," a photo has been added of the Casemate, taken from an oblique angle behind the building.

Addition on July 13, 2019:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Dordrecht and Surroundings," five photos have been added. One photo shows airborne troops with Skoda mountain artillery. Another photo features German soldiers near a destroyed farmhouse. There is also a photo showing war damage to the Wilgenbosch area, the Havenstraat, and a photo of the Hollandse Verzekering building on the Burgermeester de Raadtsingel.

Addition on June 23, 2019: 
- Under the page "Photos - Moerdijk Bridges," eight photos have been added of the Moerdijk Bridges, which were blown up by the Germans in November 1944, as well as German positions in Willemsdorp.

Addition on June 10, 2019:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Tweede Tol," two photos have been added of Dutch field graves at Tweede Tol (20 and 21), as well as one photo of German paratrooper graves at Tweede Tol (22).
- Under the page "Photos - For Identification," two photos have been added of destroyed buildings, possibly in Dordrecht.  

Addition on June 1, 2019:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Willemsdorp," eight photos have been added depicting the battles at Willemsdorp and the damage to the car scrapyard, police troop barracks, and Dutch barracks in Willemsdorp. The photos have been placed at the bottom of the page (Photos 5 to 12).

Addition on February 24, 2019:
- Addition on February 24, 2019:
Under the page "Photos - For Identification," two photos have been added depicting a burning car with German soldiers looking on. These photos are associated with the two photos below of the Dutch anti-tank gun and the German paratrooper graves. It is suspected that these photos were taken in Dordrecht.

Addition on February 16, 2019:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Dordrecht and Surroundings," a photo has been added depicting the anti-tank gun defending the Spuibrug on May 13th.
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Moerdijk Bridges," a photo has been added depicting German paratrooper graves near Moerdijk.

Addition on January 29, 2019:
- Under the page "Photos - Moerdijk Bridges," three photos have been added. Two of the traffic bridge and an additional photo of a German soldier standing guard on the railway bridge.
- Under the page "Photos - For Identification," a photo has been added depicting a motorcycle messenger and an officer near a row of houses. There is a suspicion that this photo was taken in Dordrecht, although the exact location is unclear.

 Addition on January 1, 2019:
- Under the page "Photos - Moerdijk Bridges," a photo has been added depicting the railway bridge at Moerdijk.
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Dordrecht and its Surroundings," a beautiful photo has been added depicting the Dordrecht Great Church with a large white flag on it. 
- Under the page "Photos - General Cemetery," two photos have been added showing German soldiers from IR 16 visiting the graves.
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Moerdijk Bridges," two photos have been added. One of a German 3.7 Flak gun near the bridge and another one showing German armored troops crossing the bridge.  

Addition on December 9, 2018:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - De Tweede Tol," four photos have been added showing Dutch field graves at De Tweede Tol.

Addition on October 20, 2018:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Moerdijk Bridges," eight photos have been added depicting the German 9th Panzer Division and various other supporting units at the Moerdijk bridges.
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Dordrecht and its Surroundings," two photos have been added showing German troops on the Rijksstraatweg.
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Rivierkazemat II," a photo has been added showing a Dutch earth bunker that was part of the defense works of the Willemsdorp covering detachment. It was constructed during the mobilization period.
- Under the page "Photos - Zwijndrechtse Bridges," an interesting photo has been added taken from the Zwijndrechtse bridge. In the background, the photo captures the Grote Kerk (Great Church).

Addition on August 17, 2018:
- Under the page "Photos - General Cemetery," a small adjustment has been made. The numbering of the last five photos on the page has been updated, and a photo of the General Cemetery has been added. This photo is now labeled as photo 17, and it is the first photo among the last five on the page. 
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Rivierkazemat II Willemsdorp," two photos of the Rivierkazemat have been added. The second photo, labeled as photo 9, appears to be taken shortly after or during the May days. This particular photo offers an interesting perspective. 
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Zwijndrechtse Bridge," a photo has been added (photo 3) showing German soldiers in their positions in Zwijndrecht, overlooking the Grote Kerk in Dordrecht. This is an intriguing capture!
-  Under the page "Photos - Moerdijk Bridges," a photo has been added of the Moerdijk Traffic Bridge (photo 11).
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940 - Tweede Tol," an intriguing photograph has been published featuring tanks from the 9th Armored Division. 
- Under the page "Photos - For Identification," a photo has been added featuring two German paratroopers alongside an anti-tank gun. There is a non-commissioned officer from the Panzer Truppe present in the photo. It is suspected that this photo was taken in the vicinity of Tweede Tol/Wieldrechtse Zeedijk.

Addition on July 3, 2018:
- Under the page "Photos - May 1940," the page "Rivierkazemat II Willemsdorp" has been added. Due to the presence of multiple photos of this specific Rivierkazemat II in the collection, as well as its extensive history, it has been decided to create a separate page for this bunker. We hope to add more photos in the future related to bunkers, shelters, and field fortifications. Two additional photos of the Rivierkazemat II have already been added.
- A new photo has been added to the page "May 1940 - Tweede Tol" featuring the barracks camp, as well as a photo of train of the 254th Infantry Division, Paratroopers, and a Panzer II tank from the 9th Panzer Division, believed to be in the vicinity of Tweede Tol.
- Two new photos have been added to the page "May 1940 - Dordrecht and Surroundings": Photo 8 showcases war damage in Dordrecht, presumably on the Wieldrechtse Zeedijk. And photo 14 depicts paratroopers and airborne troops, also believed to be in Dordrecht.
- A photo has been added to the page "Dordrecht and Surroundings," specifically photo 8, featuring a German Luftwaffe soldier posing next to the monument of the De Witt brothers on the Visbrug near the Voorstraat. 

Addition on March 18, 2018:
- Four photos from a photo lot belonging to General Erich Höcker, division commander of the 719th Infantry Division, have been added to the page "Dordrecht and Surroundings."
- Three photos from a photo lot belonging to General Erich Höcker, division commander of the 719th Infantry Division, have been added to the page "Moerdijk bridges". 

Addition on February 2, 2018:
- Two photos of the Voorstraat in Dordrecht during World War II have been added to the page "Dordrecht and Surroundings."

Addition on January 20, 2018:
- A photo has been added to the page "Identification" featuring the 9th Panzer Division in Dordrecht. The exact location in Dordrecht where this photo was taken is unclear.

Addition on January 4, 2018:
- Photo of the River Casemate added to the page "Willemsdorp May 1940 

Addition on December 23, 2017:
- Two photos have been added to the page "Zwijndrechtse bruggen" featuring the Zwijndrecht bridges and German soldiers crossing the road bridge on bicycles. 

Addition on December 9, 2017:
- One photo of Dutch casualties from Battalion Ravelli on Rijksstraatweg has been added to the page "May 1940 - Dordrecht".
- Four photos of German graves at the Algemene Begraafplaats in Dordrecht have been added to the page "Algemene Begraafplaats

 Addition on November 20, 2017:
- A photo of the 9th Panzer Division on Rijksstraatweg has been added to the page "May 1940 - Dordrecht". 

 

 

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