Liverpool Bombing : The Passion of Former Days: Shelter Underground : Liverpool city centre and the docklands take the blows.
The bomb landed in the courtyard at the rear of the hospital, killing many mothers and their. The telephone exchange and the head post office were both hit. The maternity ward in mill road hospital, liverpool, took a devastating direct hit on 3 may, 1941. This 'may blitz' was the most concentrated series of air attacks on any british city area outside london during the war. Wallasey is also hit hard this night.
Nearly 300 people were killed.
This 'may blitz' was the most concentrated series of air attacks on any british city area outside london during the war. Nearly 300 people were killed. Liverpool city centre and the docklands take the blows. Outside of london, liverpool was the most bombed area of the country during world war two. The stanley tobacco warehouse, silcocks cattle foodmill and a cotton warehouse on glegg street are damaged in the raid. The bombing was known as the blitz. Wallasey is also hit hard this night. The maternity ward in mill road hospital, liverpool, took a devastating direct hit on 3 may, 1941. The telephone exchange and the head post office were both hit. The bombers returned on the night of the 12th/13th with heavy attacks on liverpool city centre causing hits at victoria street, south john street, dale street and to many buildings. The disaster took place on 29 november 1940, a night when liverpool endured nearly eight hours of bombing, which left 2,000 people homeless in neighbouring picton area. This is from the german word blitzkrieg, which means lightning war. It caused massive damage to the city centre, the port and the entire area.
Wallasey is also hit hard this night. The bombing was known as the blitz. The maternity ward in mill road hospital, liverpool, took a devastating direct hit on 3 may, 1941. It caused massive damage to the city centre, the port and the entire area. The telephone exchange and the head post office were both hit.
Parker street, clayton square, church street, great howard street and love lane recieve hits.
Nearly 300 people were killed. Liverpool was the most heavily bombed area of the country, outside london, due to the city having, along with birkenhead, the largest port on the west coast and being of significant importance to the british war effort. This 'may blitz' was the most concentrated series of air attacks on any british city area outside london during the war. The disaster took place on 29 november 1940, a night when liverpool endured nearly eight hours of bombing, which left 2,000 people homeless in neighbouring picton area. The liverpool blitz was the heavy and sustained bombing of the english city of liverpool and its surrounding area, during the second world war by the german luftwaffe. The bombing was known as the blitz. The bombers returned on the night of the 12th/13th with heavy attacks on liverpool city centre causing hits at victoria street, south john street, dale street and to many buildings. The stanley tobacco warehouse, silcocks cattle foodmill and a cotton warehouse on glegg street are damaged in the raid. This is from the german word blitzkrieg, which means lightning war. Liverpool city centre and the docklands take the blows. Wallasey is also hit hard this night. Outside of london, liverpool was the most bombed area of the country during world war two. The bombing was designed to destroy britain and demoralise us into surrendering.
The telephone exchange and the head post office were both hit. Nearly 300 people were killed. The bombers returned on the night of the 12th/13th with heavy attacks on liverpool city centre causing hits at victoria street, south john street, dale street and to many buildings. Wallasey is also hit hard this night. The maternity ward in mill road hospital, liverpool, took a devastating direct hit on 3 may, 1941.
Liverpool city centre and the docklands take the blows.
Liverpool was the most heavily bombed area of the country, outside london, due to the city having, along with birkenhead, the largest port on the west coast and being of significant importance to the british war effort. This is from the german word blitzkrieg, which means lightning war. The disaster took place on 29 november 1940, a night when liverpool endured nearly eight hours of bombing, which left 2,000 people homeless in neighbouring picton area. Outside of london, liverpool was the most bombed area of the country during world war two. Liverpool experienced its first air raid in august 1940 and was targeted regularly through the autumn of 1940 with 15 raids in september and nine in october. Parker street, clayton square, church street, great howard street and love lane recieve hits. The liverpool blitz was the heavy and sustained bombing of the english city of liverpool and its surrounding area, during the second world war by the german luftwaffe. This 'may blitz' was the most concentrated series of air attacks on any british city area outside london during the war. Wallasey is also hit hard this night. Nearly 300 people were killed. Liverpool during world war two. The bombing was designed to destroy britain and demoralise us into surrendering. The telephone exchange and the head post office were both hit.
Liverpool Bombing : The Passion of Former Days: Shelter Underground : Liverpool city centre and the docklands take the blows.. This 'may blitz' was the most concentrated series of air attacks on any british city area outside london during the war. The bombing was designed to destroy britain and demoralise us into surrendering. The bombing was known as the blitz. Wallasey is also hit hard this night. This is from the german word blitzkrieg, which means lightning war.
