Summary of The Blitz : German bombing campaign against Britain in 1940

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The Blitz was a devastating bombing campaign conducted by the German Luftwaffe against British cities and civilian targets in 1940. The campaign resulted in the death of more than 28,000 civilians and the destruction of countless homes and businesses. Despite the devastation, the Blitz failed to break the British people's resolve to continue fighting against Nazi Germany.

• 00:00:00 The Blitz was a heavy bombing campaign conducted by the German Luftwaffe against British cities and civilian targets in 1940. The campaign began on the 7th of September, and by the end of October, London had been hit with nearly 450 fatalities and 1500 injured. The Luftwaffe shifted its strategy in November to attack other industrial cities, and Coventry was particularly devastated, with 503 tons of high explosives and nearly 30,000 incendiary bombs dropped on the city in just 14 hours.
• 00:05:00 The Blitz, or German bombing campaign against Britain, was a series of devastating air raids that took place during the winter of 1940-1941. The civilian casualties amounted to more than 28,000 killed and 25,000 wounded, and the final attacks in 1941 also targeted Britain's maritime resources. Aftermath of the Blitz documented the loss of 2,200 aircraft over the British Isles, a quarter of them fighters and one-third bombers. 3,300 Luftwaffe aircrew were killed and 2,600 were missing and 2,100 were wounded, totaling losses that could have been as high as 600 bombers. The Blitz had little effect on Britain's ability to continue in the war, and failed to corrupt the morale of British civilians. Instead, the war contributed to strengthening British determination to defeat Nazi Germany.