Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mukati memaawa ekutanga aMay 10, 1940, Germany yakatanga kurwisa kushamisika paNetherlands sorutivi rwomubato wokukunda France. Pazuva rimwe chetero, "Z 5" yakarairwa kurwisa nzvimbo dzeGermany muRotterdam
uye akabudirira kudaro. "Z 5" akapfura pavavengi vakawanda pfuti matendere pamusoro Maas mabhiriji pamwe 75 mm pfuti apowo zvinobudirira kurova German floatplanes pamwe 12.7 mm pfuti dzake. Pana 14 May "Z 5" yakaenda kuEngland kunzvenga kubatwa nemaGermany ndokusvika pana 17 May paPortsmouth. Akagadziriswa asati adzokera kubasa musi wa 16 June.