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In short, the Blitz, the sustained bombing campaign over England for some eight months in '40 and 41, made life miserable - and dangerous. Particularly in the "target" areas. In the initial stages, the Germans concentrated on airfields and some industrial and military targets. Later where the Germans were bombing night and day and targeting London and civilian targets, it was, quite frankly, hell. But the Brits kept a stiff upper lip and put every effort into keeping the RAF up after the Luftwaffe. German losses were so heavy that they scaled back their Blitzkrieg and cut back to night bombing only. This permitted the English to catch their breath. Hitler wanted to demoralize the English, but was failing miserably in his attempts to do that. The attacks were scaled back even more as regards London and other civilian areas, and raids were (re)directed at industrial and military facilities as well as ports. Losses continued to mount for the Luftwaffe, and the Nazi air units were sent up less often. Eventually it became too dangerous and far from cost effective to continue much of an aerial war over England. Some 50,000 to 60,000 people died in the bombings. Later in the war when the rocket and buzz bomb campaign began, nearly 10,000 more people lost their lives. It was quite harrowing then, too. And no German planes or airmen were at risk, too. Bomb shelters were a must for anyone near a target area. The subways of London were used as bomb shelters at all hours, and later mostly at night (during the night bombing campaigns) because people slept there where it was relatively safe. They emerged after the "all clear" to see if their homes or flats were still standing. They would "pick up the pieces" and try to hustle up some groceries. It was light years from easy. The fire department personnel tried to catch some zzz's after being out all night quashing blazes and mounting any rescue efforts that might arise. They often had to work through some or even all of the following day. Lots of children (some 650,000 or thereabouts) where sent to the countryside to live with farm families and in small communities to reduce their risk. They were thus spared the hardship of hanging out at "ground zero" and having to endure what those who stayed in London went through. London took a beating, and a number of smaller cities where industrial or military complexes existed got hammered, too. There was plenty of misery to go around. The risk of death or serious injury, and the daily hardships on Brits at or near target areas was wearing. The terror and uncertainty as to what might be hit or not weighed on people. Losses of shops and homes, and particularly of family and friends, were difficult things to bear. Obtaining basic necessities such as shelter and food became problems that took great effort to overcome. It was a dark time. Those who endured showed true grit. Use the link below to the Wikipedia article on the Blitz. It's worth the read to skim down through it. Really.

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