The poet T. S. Eliot served as an air raid warden on night-watch during the London Blitz. Passages in his 1942 poem Little Gidding, (subsequently published as the last poem in Four Quartets) derive …

The Blitz (September 7, 1940–May 11, 1941), bombing campaign undertaken by Nazi Germany against Britain during World War II. For eight months planes of the Luftwaffe dropped bombs on London and …

The Blitz began on 7 September, 'Black Saturday', when German bombers attacked London, leaving 430 dead and 1,600 injured. London was then bombed for 57 consecutive nights, and often during …

Jun 27, 2024 · The London Blitz was the sustained bombing of Britain's capital by the German and Italian air forces from September 1940 to May 1941 during the Second World War (1939 to 45).

In what came to be known as “the Blitz,” British civilians endured the Luftwaffe’s attacks on infrastructure, production centers, military targets, and national morale.

Starting on 7 September 1940, London faced 57 straight nights of bombing by Nazi Germany, part of a concentrated eight-month campaign known as the Blitz.

Mar 2, 2025 · London in WWII suffered an intense bombing campaign known as the Blitz. The resilience of its residents became an indelible part of British collective memory.

Watch and listen to BBC clips about the Blitz in London and the rest of Britain during World War Two. Find out what life was like for civilians under attack...

The Blitz effectively ended in June 1941 when Hitler removed his air forces from Western Europe to take part in the invasion of the Soviet Union. Despite the end of sustained, mass bombing raids, London’s …

Sep 7, 2020 · From September 1940 until May 1941, Britain was subjected to sustained enemy bombing campaign, now known as the Blitz. Find out how it began, what the Germans hoped to achieve and …