Deventer, 10th of April 1945

[Robert Jan Leerink]

Same location. This picture is taken from the policestation.
Date and time: early in the evening of the 10th of April. The church is on the right. P.O.W in the middle. Note that the
damage of the houses and most of the windows are gone.

Deventer sufferd a lot during the war because of heavy air attacks. The goal was to destroy the two bridges over the river Ijssel. They were never destroyed. Locals said that the safest place was to hide under a bridge during an air raid....