The Blitz
The Blitz wis a German bombin offensive against Breetain in 1940 an 1941, in the Seicont Warld War. The term wis first uised bi the Breetish press as an abbreviation o Blitzkrieg (lichtnin war).
The Blitz | |||||||
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Pairt o the Wastren Front o Warld War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Unitit Kinrick | Germany | ||||||
Commanders an leaders | |||||||
Casualties an losses | |||||||
~40,000[1]–43,000 ceevilians deid,[2] ~46,000 injured feegurs for woundit possibly as heich as 139,000[2] |
Unkenr 3,363 aircrew 2,265 aircraft (Simmer 1940 – Mey 1941)[3] |
References
eeditSoorces
eedit- Hough, Richard an Denis Richards. The Battle of Britain. Pen & Sword. 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-657-3
- —— (2010). The Luftwaffe: A Study in Air Power, 1933–1945. Classic Publications. ISBN 978-1-906537-18-0CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)