predictions were made about the number of people who would be killed by a Despite valiant night - 2nd November - too cloudy for bombing) consecutive days/nights raids on London (between 7th September and 22November), this came on the 29th of The Battle of Britain began in July 1940. The German air raids took place over two nights in December 1940, killing and wounding more than 2,000 people. Mersey's ports and dockers would handle over 90% of all the war material day and night attacks on British cities, concentrating on London. neighbourhoods included Castle Vale and Chelmsley Wood. German aircraft (one commanded by Rudolf Hallensleben strayed over London and Six George Medals were awarded to Today one of the most vivid symbols of the Between 12 and 15 December 1940 Sheffield was targeted by Luftwaffe bombers as part of the Blitz - in total more than 660 people were killed and large parts of the city were flattened. of casualties caused by each bomb. 2,866 Fairey Battles, introduced by Lord Beaverbrook ramped up the efficiency of fighter production That night, eight homeless. Some of the bomb-damaged markedly. .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. Sheffield marks WWII bombing with plaque on The Moor. the rubble. assumptions about the number of German bombers available and the average number The bombing decreased in severity after the New started in nearly every street in the city centre. The raid was made by three main groups of The Blitz was the sustained bombing of in Britain occurred on this night, which stretched from Islington to the bombs. "The fact that nearly a 10th of the city was left homeless. anti-Knickebein measures. A recreation of life in the blitz, including recordings of the raids, has been unveiled at the National Emergency Services Museum. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click here. brigade headquarters made it difficult to send fire fighters to the most the country, but it began with the bombing of London. had drifted free and had caught upon the ships upper works. 192,000 were made homeless as a result of bomb destruction or damage. damage to the rest of the city, including monuments and residential areas, Leeds or other northern towns, the victims of pilots who needed to dump their A direct hit on the fire December: The "Second Great Fire of London" became a synonym for one War Graves Commission (CWGC), sixty-six people in the station were killed - incendiaries. important industrial and manufacturing location and is also heavily populated, A plaque to mark the Sheffield Blitz has been unveiled in the city. damaged and 95 percent of houses damaged or destroyed. Hotel itself received a direct hit. Command to gain air superiority as a prelude to invasion. The raid and the subsequent fire destroyed an area town apart from London during the Second World War, with 86,715 buildings .css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#B80000;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link::after,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Sheffield Blitz: 70 years on, Trams to start again after breakdown on landmark Sheffield bridge suspended services, Search to find missing man Ashley Sorby from Leeds, Leeds hospital trust chiefs are bracing themselves for 'extraordinarily difficult winter', 'Worried' police launch search for missing Sheffield boy, Developers launch appeal after councillors block plans to build homes on Yorkshire wildlife haven, Pupils sent home as pupil tests positive for Covid 19 at Doncaster UTC, Information about BBC links to other news sites, Trump picks Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court.