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What caused the Blitz to take place?
It started August 25, 1940, when a lost German pilot accidentally bombed central London. The British sent a retaliatory bombing strike to Berlin the next night. Hitler was incensed and issued orders to launch a merciless bombing campaign against London. On September 7, the London Blitz began. The fragile diplomatic tent protecting citizens collapsed, and both the Allies and Axis began to attack and terrorize each other's citizens. Londoners were treated to almost nightly bombing raids by Luftwaffe Heinkel aircraft. The Germans were aided in their targeting with early radar guidance systems, named X-Gerate and Knickebein. But compared to the Allied bombings of Germany later in the war, these were small excursions because of the limited carrying capacities of the airplanes. On an average night, 200 German bombers would attack, dropping about 300 tons of bombs. Forty thousand British were killed and many historic buildings and cathedrals destroyed. Faulty intelligence told Luftwaffe planners that the citizens of Britain were feeling the pressure of the attacks and repeated German bombing would soon lead to victory. Hope this helped :) This info was pasted and slightly altered from : http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Air_Power/Bombing/AP27.htm All credit goes to Pamela Feltus
Was there any punishment for Germany after World War 2 and if so what was it?
Yes, the main figures in the Nazi government were tried and hanged at Nuremberg. The people who held even some minor offices under the Nazis were banned from politics. And if one examines photographs of German cities after the war, their cities were in utter ruins with 90% of the housing stock in Berlin destroyed. The bombing of civilian areas can be considered a punishment in itself.
Why did Stalin order churchill to crush dresden?
Stalin did not have authority to order Churchill to do anything.In late 1944, German forces were weakening. Churchill and his military intelligence advisers predicted that assistance given to Soviet ground forces approaching from the East would hasten the collapse of Germany.British and American bombers carried out four bombing raids in February 1945 in which fifteen square miles of Dresden were destroyed.
What was one of the reason why the spanish civil war was called a dress rehearsal for World War 2?
Because the German Air Force practiced dive bombing in Spain during their civil war.
What does reperations mean WW1?
Reperations were the costs of damages and property loss that were paid in World War One. It was decided in the Treaty of Versailles that Germany would pay the bill for the war reperations at a total of $33 billion dollars. This destroyed the German economy.
Was wales bombed during world war 2?
Yes, Wales was bombed during World War II. One location in Wales that was heavily bombed was the city of Cardiff, which is now the capital. The Cardiff Docks were targeted by the German Luftwaffe because of the amount of coal that was being exported from them. The bombing raids there occurred intermittently from July 1940 to March 1944. Swansea was another city that was very heavily targeted, and half of the city was destroyed during a three-night bombing raid in February 1941.
What advantage did carpet bombing have over conventional bombing on Germany?
The goal of carpet bombing during World War 2 was to try to weaken German morale and destroy cities which contained war industries. This technique was very effective on Germany and usually destroyed whole cities or large targets.
How do you say destroyed in German?
destroyed = zerstört destroyed = verwüstet
What was the German bombing of Britain known as?
The Blitz
What was the German bombing of London called th?
The Blitz
What advantage did carpet bombing have over a conventional attack on Germany?
The goal of carpet bombing during World War 2 was to try to weaken German morale and destroy cities which contained war industries. This technique was very effective on Germany and usually destroyed whole cities or large targets.
What did Italy have on World War 2?
0.3 million Italian military personnel were killed or missing. There were bombing raids before the Allied invasion (September 1943). Most of the civilian casualties and destruction occurred, however, after the Allied invasion. Much of this occurred in connection with Allied assaults on German positions. The Germans set up a series of defensive lines as the Allies pushed then north. The Allies to minimize battlefield losses would use their superiority in artillery and air power to heavily shell German positions. As a result of the inaccuracy of aerial bombing at the time, large areas around or near German positions including tows and villages were destroyed. The result was an Italy with large areas devastated by the War. About 70,000 civilians were killed. Such numbers while a tragedy were relatively small compared to other countries devastated by the War. The physical damage in Italy, however, was very substantial. Many towns and villages were heavily damaged or completely destroyed. One estimate suggests that about 10 percent of the physical plant of Italy was destroyed in the fighting.
What Eastern German city burns nicely?
bombing of dresden
Who was bombing Britain in World War 2?
The German Luftwaffe
Where did the German luftwaffe focus their bombing in great Britain?
it can be anything
Why did people disagree with the bombing of German cities?
Bombing the German cities was killing civilians. Many people believed this was wrong and that aerial attacks should be targeted at industrial and military facilities.
Name for german bombing raids on british cities?
The Blitz - short for blitzkrieg - German for lightning strike.
