port ▁and ▁Amsterdam / S chi ph ol ▁was ▁set ▁up . ▁▁ 1 9 4 0 s : ▁In ▁and ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁air port ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁military . ▁However , ▁its ▁hang ars ▁were ▁completely ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Dutch ▁soldiers , ▁when ▁they ▁retre ated ▁from ▁the ▁militar ily ▁superior ▁inv aders . ▁The ▁occupation ▁was ▁a ▁severe ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁air port ' s ▁prom ising ▁expect ations , ▁but ▁the ▁air port ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁war . ▁During ▁the ▁occupation , ▁the ▁air port ▁was ▁expanded ▁consider ably ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁Many ▁hang ars ▁were ▁built ▁and ▁the ▁apr on ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁f ighter ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁Early ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁abandoned ▁their ▁" F lie ger hor st ". ▁During ▁the ▁German ▁retre at , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁resistance , ▁W . W . ▁K rij the , ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁air port ▁from ▁being ▁blow n ▁up , ▁by ▁cutting ▁the ▁explos ives ' ▁ign ition ▁w ires . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Canadian ▁soldiers ▁used ▁the ▁air port ▁to ▁store ▁vehicles ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Canadian ▁( Arm oured ) ▁Division . ▁ ▁The ▁Canad ians ▁called ▁the ▁site ▁" F init oc amp ". ▁ ▁The ▁air field ▁returned ▁to