WebTIL about the Baedeker blitz, when the Nazis used German guidebooks to British towns (Baedeker was the Lonely Planet of the day) to select bombing targets that would demoralize the British. en.wikipedia.org. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . WebApr 25, 2024 · Ten officers are said to have died on the nights of April 25 and 26, 1942 during the Bath Blitz – also known as the Baedeker raids. During the Blitz 417 people were killed, another 1,000 injured ...
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The Baedeker Blitz or Baedeker raids was a series of aerial attacks in April and May 1942 by the German Luftwaffe on English cities during the Second World War. The name derives from Baedeker, a series of German tourist guide books, including detailed maps, which were used to select targets for bombing. … See more By the winter of 1941/1942 both the British and German strategic bombing campaigns had reached a low ebb. The German offensive, a nine-month period of night bombing known as the Blitz, which had left London and many … See more The raids were referred to on both sides as "Baedeker raids", derived from a comment by a German propagandist. Gustav Braun von Stumm [ See more Whilst the term "Baedeker Blitz" is sometimes limited to the raids on those five cities (Exeter, Bath, Canterbury, Norwich and York) … See more • BBC News: Blitzed by guidebook; retrieved February 2012 • BBC: People's War; retrieved February 2012 • Bath Blitz website; retrieved February 2012 See more The destruction of Lübeck, and of Rostock the following month, shocked both the German leadership and population. Up to this point they had been little affected by the RAF's campaign. Now, Joseph Goebbels reported "the damage was really enormous" and "it is … See more The task of carrying out the attacks was given to bomber groups of Luftflotte 3; these were KG 2 and KG 6 (formed from the earlier … See more • Strategic bombing during World War II • Operation Diver • Operation Gisela See more Web1940-1942 [ edit] The first air raid on Palermo was carried out on 23 June 1940, one day before the signing of the Armistice of Villa Incisa, by fifteen French bombers; twenty-five civilians were killed. This was the only air raid suffered by Palermo in 1940, but from January 1941 British bombers based in Malta started attacking its harbour ... ticket not recognized
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WebBlitz ghosts. The Baedeker Blitz on Norwich. A psychogeographical tour, I drove through ghosts to get here. These should hopefully provide a bit of context as to where things happened in Norwich during the blitz, it can be quite difficult to work out what you're looking at in old photos, hopefully these will give people a clue. WebJun 1, 2024 · As a basis for selection, the 1937 Baedeker guide for German tourists was used by the Luftwaffe to pick out the cities which most embodied British cultural history, hence the title given to the raids. http://www.nww2m.com/2012/04/the-baedeker-blitz/ the little book that beats the market summary