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Plymouth - Devon - bomb damage during The Blitz of World War Two
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Plymouth - Devon - bomb damage during The Blitz of World War Two
Plymouth - Devon - bomb damage during The Blitz of World War Two.
The Plymouth Blitz was a series of bombing raids carried out by the Nazi German Luftwaffe on the English city of Plymouth in the Second World War. The bombings launched on numerous British cities were known as the Blitz.
The royal dockyards at HMNB Devonport were the main target in order to facilitate Nazi German efforts during the Battle of the Atlantic. Portsmouth, some 170 miles away in Hampshire, was also targeted by the Luftwaffe due to the presence of a royal dockyard there.
Despite this, civilian casualties were very high and the dockyards continued in operation. The first bombs fell on the city on Saturday 6 July 1940 at Swilly, killing three people. In early 1941, five raids reduced much of the city to rubble. Attacks continued as late as May 1944 with two minor air raids in that month.[1] During the 59 bombing attacks, 1, 172 civilians were killed and 4, 448 injured.
Picture taken circa 10th July 1940
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