What if he was captured or killed in rotterdam? By the time that the city was bombed, the germans were running out of ammo and supplies, and were on the brink of surrender. Later during a meeting discussing the surrender, SS soldiers marched up to the square where it was held. And upon seeing a large force of dutch soldiers, they opened fire. Kurt student was hit with a bullet in the head, and was only able to survive through the skill of a Dutch surgeon.