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- the Blitz, (September 7, 1940–May 11, 1941), intense bombing campaign undertaken by Nazi Germany against the United Kingdom during World War II. For eight months the Luftwaffe dropped bombs on London and other strategic cities across Britain.
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The Blitz (September 7, 1940–May 11, 1941), bombing campaign undertaken by Nazi Germany against Britain during World War II. For eight months planes of the Luftwaffe dropped bombs on London and other strategic cities.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, from 7 September 1940 to 11 May 1941, [4] for a little more than 8 months during the Second World War. The Germans conducted mass air attacks against industrial targets, towns, and cities, beginning with raids on London towards the end of the Battle of Britain in 1940 (a battle ...
- St Dunstan’s Church, London. Where the first bombs fell. Long before the Second World War began the British authorities were deeply concerned about the possibility of air raids in a future conflict.
- Chislehurst Caves, Kent. Where people hid from the bombers. This ancient cave complex has been gradually dug out of the rock over the course of several thousand years.
- Bethnal Green Tube Station, London. Where a tragedy of the Blitz occurred. One obvious place to shelter from the Blitz was London’s underground network, deep below the city.
- Coventry Cathedral, Coventry. Where a city was wrecked. Two months into the Blitz, the German bombers began to target Britain’s other industrial cities in earnest.
The Blitz, the German bombing campaign against Britain during the Second World War, had a profound impact on London. From September 1940, the German Luftwaffe dropped some 20,000 bombs on the city, killing thousands, and leaving many more homeless.
This was known as the Blitz. Major British towns and cities were targeted from September 1940 to May 1941. The aim was now to try and force the British to surrender, rather than attempt to...
The Blitz of WW2, sometimes known as the London Blitz, was the German bombing campaign that lasted eight months and targeted 16 British cities.
In September 1940, German bombers began targeting key cities across Britain. From London, Coventry and Manchester in England. Cardiff and Swansea in Wales, through to Belfast in...
