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Greenock Blitz

6. Mai 1941 – 7. Mai 1941 · 55.95° N, 4.77° W

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6. Mai 1941 – 7. Mai 1941
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55.95° N, 4.77° W
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German bombing raids on Greenock, Scotland during WW2

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Greenock Blitz

German bombing raids on Greenock, Scotland during WW2

The Greenock Blitz is the name given to two nights of intensive bombing of the town of Greenock, Scotland by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. The raids over the nights of the 6 and 7 May 1941 targeted the shipyards and berthed ships around the town. The brunt of the bombing fell on residential areas. Over the two nights, 271 people were killed, and over 10,200 were injured.

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