THIS DAY IN HISTORY – The Blitz begins as Germany bombs London – 1940

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY – The Blitz begins – 1940

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On this day in 1940, 300 German bombers raid London, in the first of 57 consecutive nights of bombing. This bombing “blitzkrieg” (lightning war) would continue until May 1941.

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