What the records say
- When
- 9 Aug 1940 – 23 Apr 1943
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 52.48° N, 1.90° W
- Description
- WWII aerial bombardment of British city
Birmingham Blitz
WWII aerial bombardment of British city
The Birmingham Blitz was the heavy bombing by the Nazi German Luftwaffe of the city of Birmingham and surrounding towns in central England, beginning on 9 August 1940 as a fraction of the greater Blitz, which was part of the Battle of Britain; and ending on 23 April 1943.
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