Willemsdorp
On this page you will find original photographic material of the small village of Willemsdorp, located between Dordrecht and the Moerdijk bridges, in May 1940. During the mobilization, many Dutch soldiers were stationed in Willemsdorp. This led, in May 1940, to a direct confrontation between them and the German paratroopers who landed in the surrounding meadows.
1. Car scrapyard in Willemsdorp during the Second World War.
2. German paratroopers near Willemsdorp during the May days of 1940..
3. The car scrapyard of Willemsdorp during the Second World War.
4. Two barns on the island of Dordrecht set on fire by hand grenades.
5. Fallschirmartillerie‑Abteilung 7 in Willemsdorp during the Second World War.
6. The scrapyard in Willemsdorp during the Second World War.
7. The scrapyard in Willemsdorp during the Second World War.
8. Another photograph of a residence in Willemsdorp during the Second World War.
9. Another photograph of the Willemsdorp scrapyard during the Second World War.
10. The damaged Police Troops barracks in Willemsdorp during the Second World War.
11. Destruction in Willemsdorp during the Second World War.
12. Damage caused by the war in Willemsdorp in May 1940.
13. German paratroopers near a captured 7‑veld gun of I‑17 R.A. in Willemsdorp.