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The Baedeker Blitz or Baedeker raids was a series of bombing raids in April and May 1942 by the German Luftwaffe on English cities during World War II. The name derives from Baedeker, a series of German tourist guide books, including detailed maps, which were used to select targets for bombing.
Exeter was the first city to be bombed in the 'Baedeker' raids. In this first raid on the night of 25-26 April, 80 people were killed and 55 wounded. In a further attack in early May, 90 aircraft dropped high explosives, parachute mines and incendiaries.
The Baedeker Blitz targeted Canterbury Cathedral and the towns heritage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baedeker_Blitz.
The raids were planned in response to a devastating increase in the effectiveness of the RAF bombing offensive, starting with the bombing of Lübeck in March 1942. The aim was to begin a tit-for...
4 Ιουλ 2019 · Between late April and late June 1942, the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) deliberately targeted Britain’s historic towns and cities, causing widespread destruction, hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries. The main targets were Exeter, Bath, Norwich, York and Canterbury.
1 Ιουν 2017 · On June 1, 1942, bombs rained down on Canterbury in a deadly act of revenge orchestrated by Hitler. Now, 75 years to the day, Canterbury Christ Church University modern history lecturer Dr...
September 1940-May 1941. The Blitz was Nazi Germany's sustained aerial bombing campaign against Britain in World War Two. The raids killed 43,000 civilians and lasted for eight months, petering...
