#theblitz

[theworldatwar]

London in flames. A photograph taken from the dome of St Paul’s cathedral after a particularly heavy German air raid - 29th Dec 1940

[theworldatwar]

A German Heinkel bomber over the East End of London during the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe’s air offensive on Great Britain - Aug 1940

[theworldatwar]

An engine driver says hello to children awaiting evacuation from London to safer parts of Britain after Germany’s air raids intensified -1941

[theworldatwar]

A Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, also known as Kurier to the Allies (Courier) heads out for a bombing raid over Britain - Exact date unknown.

[thealbionroyalist]

The Blitz

The Blitz was a bombing campaign by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy against the United Kingdom during the Second World War. It lasted for eight months, from 7 September 1940 to 11 May 1941.

Dates: 7 Sept 1940 – 11 May 1941

Location: United Kingdom

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

TERRORAIN IN THE EAST END OF LONDON -- THE BLITZ HAS BEGUN.

OPERATIONS: A German Luftwaffe Heinkel He 111 bomber flying over Wapping and the Isle of Dogs in the East End of London at the start of the Luftwaffe's evening raids of 7 September 1940. 📸: Unnamed German Luftwaffe bomber pilot.

Copy negative of part of an aerial photograph taken from a German aircraft at 1848 hrs German time.

Resolution at 2216x2256.

Source: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/german-bomber-over-london.

[steveclemmons-blog]

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[huonottekstitykset]

"I haven't forgotten how great he was in the Blitz, but that was four years ago."