Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945
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The Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 was a tragic incident in Amsterdam in which German troops fired on celebrating civilians shortly before the end of World War II, killing and wounding dozens.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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mass shooting → war crime → |
| aftermath |
investigations into responsibility for the shooting
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public outrage in the Netherlands → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Schietpartij op de Dam
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| commemoratedBy |
memorial plaque on Dam Square
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| commemoratedOn |
annual remembrance events in Amsterdam
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| context |
celebrations of liberation in Amsterdam
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| country |
Netherlands
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| date |
1945-05-07
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| hasCause |
German troops opening fire on crowd
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| hasTheme |
civilian suffering in wartime
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violence during liberation celebrations → |
| hasTypeOfVictim |
children
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men → women → |
| languageOfAlternateName |
Dutch
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| locatedIn |
city centre of Amsterdam
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| numberOfDeaths |
dozens
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| numberOfInjured |
dozens
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| occasion |
near end of World War II in Europe
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| partOf |
World War II
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| perpetrator |
German troops
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Kriegsmarine soldiers → |
| place |
Amsterdam
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Dam Square → |
| relatedTo |
German occupation of the Netherlands
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liberation of the Netherlands → |
| result |
civilian casualties
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panic among crowd on Dam Square → |
| significance |
one of the last violent incidents of World War II in the Netherlands
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| target |
unarmed civilians
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| temporalRelation |
occurred one day before German Instrument of Surrender took effect in Europe
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occurred two days before German capitulation in the Netherlands → |
| victim |
Dutch civilians
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| weaponUsed |
firearms
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Dam Square
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historicalEvent |
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Dam Square
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significantEvent |