Dutch field graves Amstelwijck

German soldiers from the Luftwaffe stand by the field graves of the Dutch soldiers who fell at Amstelwijck in May 1940. The soldiers were buried next to the Amstelwijck villa in a temporary grave. After May 1940, some of the fallen soldiers were repatriated to cemeteries in their hometowns. Others were buried at the general cemetery in Dubbeldam, where they still rest to this day. At Amstelwijck, the headquarters of I-28 R.I. under the command of Major van Hoek was located. Adjacent to the villa was a small park where Dutch concrete shelters were built. On the morning of May 10, 1940, the majority of Dutch soldiers were in the park when they were overwhelmed by an attack from German paratroopers. The number of casualties was significant, as visible in this photo. It is somewhat poignant to see that where people now park their cars, there once lay the field graves of Dutch soldiers.