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 | ||||||
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| Casualties an losses | |||||||
| ~40,000–43,000 ceevilians deid, ~46,000 injured feegurs for woundit possibly as heich as 139,000 | Unkenr 3,363 aircrew 2,265 aircraft (Simmer 1940 – Mey 1941) | ||||||
References
Soorces
- 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)
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