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Nature of Attacks (Blitz (Firefighters very important, very dangerous job …
Nature of Attacks
Blitz
Firefighters very important, very dangerous job - 7th Sept 1000 hoses fighting 17 major fires. 29th Dec 1600 fires in London - Damage to mains caused problems
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targeted East - St Catherine docks, Victoria and Albert docks, Isle of Dogs, Woolwich Arsnal (artillery and ammunition factories) and in west - Battersea powerstation
Final days were most destructive 1400 killed and many injured - didn't get hit again until 'little blitz'
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V2 Attacks
At first Gov didn't announce their existence but a German radio announcement on 8th Nov revealed them. Information was restricted for newspaper publications
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launched from mobile sites which made sites hard to attack. Launched into air and came plummeting down
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V1 Attacks
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140 V1's hot Croydon. 10,000 fired, 6900 reached London, 3800 shot down. July 1940 an M and S was hit in New cross and it killed 60
pilotless planes designed to fly in specific direction for a period of time then dive to ground - made a buzzing sound (known as 'bugbombs')