List of strategic bombing over the United Kingdom in World War II

Summary

A list of strategic bombing over the United Kingdom in World War II includes the towns and cities that received significant aerial destruction from 1940 to 1942 in the United Kingdom. After mid-1944 the Luftwaffe would struggle to defend their own skies.

History edit

The main German bombing across the UK occurred until June 1941.[1] Around 40,000 people were killed. The German raids began as daylight raids, but would later be mostly at night from September 1940 onwards.

The Luftwaffe dropped around 36,800 tonnes in 1940 and around 21,800 tonnes in 1941. It would drop around 3,000 tonnes per year from then on.

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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ University of Exeter
  2. ^ "Listed status for bombed cinema". BBC News Online. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

External links edit

  • Imperial War Museum