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The Blitz was the sustained bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, in the Second World War. While the Blitz hit many towns and cities across the country, it began with the bombing of London for 57 consecutive nights.[5] By the end of May 1941, over 43,000 civilians, half of them in London, had been killed by bombing and more than a million houses were destroyed or damaged in London alone.
London was not the only city to suffer Luftwaffe bombing during the Blitz. Other important military and industrial centres, such as Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Clydebank, Coventry, Exeter, Greenock, Sheffield, Swansea, Liverpool, Hull (the most heavily bombed city outside of London), Manchester, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Nottingham, Brighton, Eastbourne, Sunderland and Southampton, suffered heavy air raids and high numbers of casualties. Adolf Hitler's aim was to destroy British civilian and governmental morale.
Its intended goal of demoralizing the British into surrender unachieved, the Blitz did little to facilitate potential German invasion. By May 1941, the imminent threat of an invasion of Britain had passed and Hitler's attention was focused on the east. While the Germans never again managed to bomb Britain on such a large scale, they carried out smaller attacks throughout the war, taking the civilian death toll to 51,509 from bombing. In 1944, the development of pilotless V-1 flying bombs and V-2 rockets briefly enabled Germany to again attack London with weapons launched from the European continent. In total, the V weapons killed 8,938 civilians in London and the south east.
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∙ 8y agoLondon has been bombed several times. If you are referring to the London Blitz during World War II, approximately 43,000 civilians died. If you are referring to the 7/7 Terrorist Attack (July 7, 2005) 52 victims and 4 suicide bombers died.
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∙ 12y agoalot af people died and most were children
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Why were there so many civilian deaths in World War 2?
I don't know about other countries but Germany was bombed a lot. Look into Germany bombings in World War 2.
This commander in chief of the German Air Force made a critical error by switching to night bombings of London in world war 2?
Hermann Goering
How many people died in the Madrid train bombings?
191 People
How many military deaths where there in World War 2?
How Many Military Deaths Where There In World War Two ? :)
What was the last battle in england of world war 2?
There were no battles in England (since Hastings, 1066). In 1940-41 there were several airraids and bombings against london and other big cities..
The bombings of London from September of 1940 through May of 1941resulted in the deaths of about how many English people?
over 43,000 civilians
The bombings of London from September of 1940 through May of 1941 resulted in the deaths of about how many English people?
pp
How many deaths was there in the nine eleven bombings?
There were around 2,996
In World War 2 why did the blackouts cause more deaths than the bombings?
Because the bombers had bombed their before and the London people did not invent blackouts then.
How many deaths were caused by the Iraq war?
http://www.iraqbodycount.org/ says about 100,000 which includes suicide bombings, assassinations, car bombings and from American military action.
London 77 bombings?
there were only 7 bombings that were very brutal from annonymous
Why did the London bombings happen?
cuz
What year were London tube bombings?
2005, on 7th July known as 7/7 bombings
Where did the London bombings happen?
The London bombing did occur in central London. The attack targeted the London Underground.
Deaths caused by nuclear bombs?
See atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What measures were taken to decrease the impact of the bombings of London?
boob
Who was responsible for the 7th of July London bombings?
Islamic extremists.
