Blitz (7h 12min, sep 7, 1940 y – may 10, 1941)
Description:
- nighttime bombing of civilian populations to wear down morale in hopes of surrender- first attack on non-military target
- allowed RAF to regroup & repair air fields
- short for German blitzkreig, meaning 'lightning war'
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Date:
7h 12min, sep 7, 1940 y
may 10, 1941
~ 8 months