1939 ⟶ Luftwaffe's First Air Raid on Britain
The Luftwaffe made its first air raid on Britain when it sen...
Year
1939
1941
🛬 Luftwaffe's First Air Raid on Britain
The Luftwaffe made its first air raid on Britain when it sent a dozen Junkers Ju 88 after ships off Rosyth, in particular the battlecruiser HMS Hood. The raid was unsuccessful, failing to land any hits while the group commander Helmuth Pohle was shot down.⟶
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💥 RAF Launches First Offensive Air Raid on German Fleet
In the first British raid of the war, the Royal Air Force's send 15 Blenheim bombers to launch a bombing raid on the German fleet in the Heligoland Bight. They target the German pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer and the light cruiser Emden anchored off Wilhelmshaven. Seven aircraft are lost in the attack and, although the Admiral Scheer is hit three times, all of the bombs fail to explode.⟶
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🚢 Luftwaffe Attacks Scapa Flow
The Luftwaffe launches a new raid on Britain, this time targeting the British fleet anchored at Scapa Flow, again with limited success, with only the decommissioned HMS Iron Duke being hit.⟶
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💥 Luftwaffe Night Raid on Plymouth
Heavy Luftwaffe night raid on Plymouth.⟶
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🏢 House of Commons Damaged in Air Raid
The United Kingdom's House of Commons is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid. Other targets are Hull, Liverpool, Belfast, and the shipbuilding area of the River Clyde in Scotland. This is close to the end of the Blitz, as Germany shifts its focus toward Soviet Union and the East.⟶
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