Our new history topic, in Spring2, is called Living Through The Blitz and it focuses on the life for Londoners during the Second World War. In particular, the topic will be focused on the experiences of Londoners as they lived through the bombing of their city by the Nazi warplanes. The Blitz refers to a period during World War 2 when the Nazi Party – in Germany – attacked Britain’s cities repeatedly with deadly fire bombs and other explosives (read more here).
Click here to read a thorough overview of the essential information about The Blitz. In addition, this website and this website will give you lots of helpful factual information. This website gives a map of where the bombs landed in London (where was the nearest bomb to where you now live?).
There are many other fantastic resources around us that we can use to learn more about WW2, in general, and The Blitz, in particular. The Imperial War Museum (free to visit) has lots of excellent information about WW2, and you can read a preview of their galleries here, here and here. In addition, the Churchill War Rooms (paid entry) also has a wealth of information.
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I’ve learnt that the heavy bombing attacks on London and other cities was known as the Blitz. Night after night, from September 1940 until May 1941, German bombers attacked British cities, ports and industrial areas. London was bombed ever day and night, bar one, for 11 weeks. One third of London was destroyed.
I learnt that during the blitz one third of London was destroyed. And that three hundred and fifty bombers flew across the channel and dropped three hundred tonnes of bombs on the streets of London. Also, the enemy attackers, from the German air force, were known as the Luftwaffe.
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These links are very helpful because they let me know more information about living through the Blitz.