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Battle of britain london blitz. The blitz was a german bombing campaign against the united kingdom in 1940 and 1941 during the second world war. Guenther unger germany launched its bombing raids on british cities the blitz on 7th september 1940 black saturday beginning with the london docks. The battle was a pivotal point where britain held off the invading nazi luftwaffe. The blitz september 1940 may 1941 nighttime bombing raids against london and other british cities by nazi germany during world war ii.
The germans conducted mass air attacks against industrial targets towns and cities beginning with raids on london towards the end of the battle of britain in 1940. Battle of britain during world war ii the successful defense of great britain against unremitting and destructive air raids conducted by the german air force luftwaffe from july through september 1940 after the fall of france. The term was first used by the british press and is the german word for lightning. German bombers attacked london every night but one between mid september and mid november.
The blitz came after the battle of britain. By september 1940 the luftwaffe had failed and the german air fleets were ordered to attack london to draw raf fighter command into. They have usually been treated as distinct campaigns but they are linked by the fact that the german air force conducted a continuous eleven month offensive against britain from july 1940 to june 1941. The blitz begins as germany bombs london on september 7 1940 300 german bombers raid london in the first of 57 consecutive nights of bombing.
The raids followed the failure of the german luftwaffe to defeat britain s royal air force in the battle of britain july september 1940. During this first phase of the blitz raids took place both day and night. The battle of britain and the blitz were two central moments in the british war effort during world war ii.