Southampton Blitz
WWII aerial bombardment of British port city / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Southampton Blitz was the heavy bombing of Southampton by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during World War II. Southampton was a strategic bombing target for the Luftwaffe as it contained both busy docks with associated business premises and factories and the Supermarine factory building Spitfires in Woolston. Being a large port city on the south coast it was within easy reach of German airfields in France.
Southampton Blitz | |||||||
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Part of the Strategic bombing campaign of World War II | |||||||
Damage in Southampton following the Blitz | |||||||
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Nazi Germany | United Kingdom | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 137 |
During the war, 57 attacks on the city were made, but over 1,500 air raid warnings were issued. According to the Air Raid Precautions (ARP) Department approximately 2,300 bombs were dropped amounting to over 470 tonnes of high explosives. Over 30,000 incendiary devices were dropped on the city with nearly 45,000 buildings damaged or destroyed, with most of the city's High Street being hit.