The monument is located between the Nieuwendijk and Damrak. The names of the dead are in the pavement of the dam, to a design by design studio Moniker.
At the unveiling were relatives of the victims present. The shooting took Saturday exactly 71 years ago.
Thousands of people had gathered on May 7, 1945 on the Dam in Amsterdam to welcome the first liberators. After some tensions between the Interior Forces and the Germans were shot by the German Navy Get around 15:00
The shooting lasted two hours.; 31 people were killed and dozens injured
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Name and face
According to foundation Memorial 2015 Damslachtoffers May 7, 1945, which took the initiative for the memorial, the victims have now with the help of relatives, research in the archives and through witnesses “a name, a face and a story” got.
During the preparations for the placement of the monument for example, it became clear that 31 people died and not 22, as at that time it was reported in the newspapers
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