What the records say
- When
- Jul 1940 – Feb 1944
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 50.82° N, 0.14° W
- Description
- bombing of Brighton in the Second World War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Brighton Blitz
Bombing of Brighton in the Second World War
The Brighton Blitz was the bombing of Brighton by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. Brighton was attacked from the air on 56 recorded occasions between July 1940 and February 1944. Casualties in the area were 198 killed and 357 seriously injured, with 433 receiving minor injures.
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