What the records say
- When
- 1940 – 1942
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 52.42° N, 1.52° W
- Description
- 1940 German bombing raids on the English city of Coventry in World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Coventry Blitz
German bombing raids on the English city in World War II
The Coventry Blitz was the German Axis bombing that took place on the British city of Coventry. The city was bombed many times during the Second World War by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The most devastating of these attacks occurred on the evening of 14 November 1940 and continued into the morning of 15 November.
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