The Blitz Flashcards
1
Q
When was The Blitz?
A
September 7 1940
2
Q
When did The Blitz end?
A
May 10 1940
3
Q
Why did the Blitz happen?
A
On the 7th September, 1940 the German air force changed its strategy of bombing the British air force (Battle of Britain) and began to concentrate on bombing London. Nearly 2,000 people were killed or wounded in London’s first night of the Blitz.
4
Q
How did The Blitz end?
A
The Blitz ended in mid-May 1941, when much of the German air force was sent east to prepare for the invasion of Russia. The next big air attacks came from the terrifying V-1 and V-2 attacks. These were flying bombs (doodlebugs) catapulted into the air from camouflaged launched sites in northern, Occupied Europe.
