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 offensive came to be called the Blitz after the German word ‘blitzkrieg,’ meaning ‘lightning war.’
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Photographer Derek Ridgers who documented the rise of the Blitz kids and the New Romantic scene in London in the late 70s and early 80s, guides us through his pictures
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In September 1940, when bombs first fell on London, there were forty two theatres in the city's West End. But as the dust settled, only one remained, its lights on, the show still going. The Windmill Theatre, known for its show girls, fan dances and naked tableaux, was the capitals unlikely Blitz stalwart. But what…
The Blitz was the intense bombing campaign undertaken by Nazi Germany against the United Kingdom during World War II. Click for Blitz facts and worksheets in PDF format!
Blog about Luftwaffe and influence this formation on the development of aviation. History of aviation during World War Second.
On September 7, 1940, 300 German bombers raid London, in the first of 57 consecutive nights of bombing. This bombing “blitzkrieg” (lightning war) would continue until May 1941. After the successful occupation of France, it was only a matter of time before the Germans turned their sights across the Channel to England. Hitler wanted a […]
The critical phase of the Luftwaffe onslaught ended in September. The Lutwaffe eventually was forced to shift to nightime raids. Night bombing made it impossible to hit actually military and industrail targets, only cities could be targetted. Hitler was still not convinced that the bombing would not force the British sue for terms.
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The following parts of Birmingham were hit (by raid number, date and areas affected):
1:12 Scale, Between September 1940 and May 1941, during the Second World War the city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed. More than one million London houses were destroyed or damaged, and more than 40,000 civilians were killed, half of them in London
Portsmouth's Royal Garrison Church - hospital, part of a grand house where Charles II was married and a sympol of the Blitz.
Old and new superimposed.
When the Blitz forced Londoners underground, human spirit triumphed
