Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill23 August 1940
1st air raids take place on central London
Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
1st air raids take place on central London
The Luftwaffe begin to systematically bomb London, the blitz
The Chancellor agrees with Churchill & air-raid damage is charged to the state
A bomb falls on the garden of Buckingham Palace
London is bombed by 170 aircraft
Visits the ruins of Guildhall with his wife. Germany bombs Londo with 1,000 bombers
Makes a broadcast on BBC TV outlining plans for fire-fighting in London
In 5 months 22,000 are killed
In 5 months 22,000 are killed. Opens up the tube stations to the public despite opposition from local officials. Churchill statys in London during the bombing of London
The King & Queen remain resident in London, Buckingham Palace is bombed twice
V-1 missiles 1st land on London
London is hit by V-2 rockets for first time, missiles falling on Epping and Chiswick
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