Memorial Operation Manna / Chowhound Rotterdam
The Memorial is erected in commemoration of the food droppings at the end of the Second World War in the western parts of Holland, called Operation Manna / Chowhound. 3600 tons of food was dropped for the people of Rotterdam, at a place nowadays known as the district of Nieuw-Terbregge.
The Memorial is placed on the noise barrier of national highway A20.
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Source
- Text: Kees Bok
- Photos: Dick de Bruijne (1) & Kees Boks (2,3,4,5)
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