Baedeker Blitz

When

Apr 1942 – May 1942

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

53.00° N, 1.00° W

Description

1942 series of World War 2 bombings

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

German air raids on British cities during World War II

The Baedeker Blitz or Baedeker raids was a series of bombing raids by the Luftwaffe on the United Kingdom during World War II in April and May 1942. Towns and cities in England were targeted for their cultural value as part of a demoralisation campaign.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: Exeter becomes the first historic English city bombed as part of the Baedeker Blitz, in retaliation for the British bombing of Lübeck”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Der erste der deutschen sogenannten „Baedeker-Angriffe“ auf militärisch unbedeutende, aber kulturell bedeutsame Städte hat die Stadt Exeter zum Ziel”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page