Birmingham Blitz
Birmingham Blitz
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Birmingham Blitz
Birmingham Blitz
Birmingham Blitz
Birmingham Blitz
Birmingham Blitz
Birmingham Blitz
Seventy-five years ago this weekend, Birmingham endured the longest air-raid of the Second World War.
Birmingham Blitz
Birmingham Blitz
Birmingham Blitz
Birmingham Blitz
Birmingham Blitz
The following parts of Birmingham were hit (by raid number, date and areas affected):
The following parts of Birmingham were hit (by raid number, date and areas affected):
All of the countries involved in World War 2 had some kind of rationing program that affected every citizen. We received the first set of the British series Foyle’s War (highly recommended) f…
Powerful colour pictures that show the resilience of the British spirit throughout The Blitz have emerged to mark the 70th anniversary of Winston Churchill's 'V for Victory' campaign.
A woman putting an 'All Well' sign in her window during the Blitz.
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75 Years Ago—Oct. 15, 1940: Heavy Luftwaffe raid on London, Birmingham, and Bristol starts 900 fires. Italy demobilizes 300,000 soldiers for the harvest, leaving only 100,000 for upcoming invasion of Greece. Movie premiere of The Great Dictator, starring Charlie Chaplin parodying Hitler, Paulette Goddard. 70 Years Ago—Oct. 15 1945: Former Vichy Premier Pierre Laval is executed by the French for collaborating with Nazis.
Churchill's London then and now: How London was rebuilt after WWII
