1940German Air Raids Damage St Paul's Cathedral

Large German air-raids on London; St Paul's Cathedral is dam...
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⛪ German Air Raids Damage St Paul's Cathedral

Large German air-raids on London; St Paul's Cathedral is damaged.
German Air Raids Damage St Paul's Cathedral (1940)
London Blitzair raidGermanyUKbombingSt Paul's Cathedralaerial warfarecivilian targets

💥 Bombing of London Destroys Historic Buildings

Accounting of the next night's bombing of London reveals that the Old Bailey, the Guildhall, and eight churches by Christopher Wren were destroyed or badly damaged.
Bombing of London Destroys Historic Buildings (1941)
London BlitzbombingUKOld BaileyGuildhallchurchesaerial warfarecivilian targetsGermany

🇮🇪 German Bombers Attack Ireland

German bombers bomb Ireland for the second night in a row.
German Bombers Attack Ireland (1941)
IrelandbombingGermanyaerial warfareneutral countryGerman LuftwaffeWorld War IIcivilian targets

💣 London Suffers Heavy Air Raid

London suffers one of the heaviest air raids in the war; St. Paul's is mildly damaged but remains closed; other Wren churches are heavily damaged or destroyed.
LondonAir RaidBlitzBombingLuftwaffeSt Paul's CathedralCivilian CasualtiesApril 1941War in Europe

💣 German Air Raid on Stalingrad

Massive German air raid on Stalingrad.
Stalingradair raidLuftwaffeGermanyEastern FrontWorld War IIRussiaSoviet Unionbombing

💥 RAF Suffers Heavy Losses in Nuremberg Air Raid

RAF suffers grievous losses in a huge air raid on Nuremberg.
air raidbombingRAFNurembergGermanystrategic bombingaerial warfareattrition