the Blitz

When

7 Sep 1940 – 21 May 1941

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

51.51° N, 0.13° W

Description

1940 German bombing of Britain during WWII

1940–41 bombing of Britain during WWII

The Blitz was a bombing campaign by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy against the United Kingdom during the Second World War. It lasted for eight months, from 7 September 1940 to 16 May 1941. The name is a shortened form of Blitzkrieg, a term used in the popular press to describe a German style of surprise attack used during the war.

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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: The Blitz – Nazi Germany begins to rain bombs on London (the first of 57 consecutive nights of strategic bombing)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Luftschlacht um England beginnt der London Blitz, eine 57 Tage dauernde Bombardierung Londons durch die Luftwaffe”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “premier bombardement massif sur Londres”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Продолжавшимся всю ночь налетом немецкой бомбардировочной авиации на Лондон начинается период интенсивных бомбардировок под кодовым названием "Блиц"”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page