ok the blackout was when everyone put all the lights out and everything to stop the Germans seeing them
the reason people painted their cows black in world war 2 was because during the blackout, you had to hide your cows. moo the reason people painted their cows black in world war 2 was because during the blackout, you had to hide your cows. moo the reason people painted their cows black in world war 2 was because during the blackout, you had to hide your cows. moo
You needed a ''Blackout'' because, if everyone had their lights on during a bombing raid then it would be easy for the bombers to spot you!
Orders were given for blackouts from the outset of the war in Sep 1939, in fear of German bombing raids.
During World War 2, "Blackouts" were enforced in some European countries, most famously the United Kingdom. A blackout is basically a curfew to have all lights in the country turned off. This was a temporary law until the end of World War 2. Having a light on or even lighting a fire outside would result in police officers turning up at your door to extinguish the light and warn or arrest you. The blackout was designed to confuse German bombers at night. Without lights on the ground, the bombers couldn't map their location and often got lost, sometimes running out of fuel and crashing in the ocean. The blackout saved many British cities millions worth of damage and saved thousands of lives.
an arp warden went round being bossy and made sure people were safe and told them to close their `blackout` curtains.
The Blackout. I am doing a World War 2 project for school. The Blackout in World War 2 started on the 1st of September 1939, 2 days after the outbreak of the war. (WWII) I am still not sure when the Blackout ended. Good Luck with that, thingymabobSeptenber 1, 1939-September 2, 1945
1945
you would get bombed
4 years definitely I learnt it in History !
would'nt anyone think a blackout was a nuisance?
They were done routinely any time there was an air raid to help hide the targets.
for blackout purposes. to insure light could not be seen by aircrat flying over a target......
you would certainly be fined, in some countries arrested and on several very rare occasions executed.
September 1st, 1939. (See link below for full details.) http://www.homesweethomefront.co.uk/web_pages/hshf_blackout_pg.htm
the shellac was used as paint for windows during a blackout so light could not be seen thru.
In world war 2 they had blackouts so that at night when the plans were flying up above they couldn't see the villages or small towns so they couldn't bomb them.
No. The blackout was supposed to occur from November 13-14, 2013.