Over 2,000,000 people were left homeless after the Blitz. Of those 2,000,000, about 60 percent of them lived in London. The death toll for the Blitz was 60,000.
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The Blitz during World War II destroyed 19 churches in London when nearly 30,000 bombs were dropped. In addition to the churches, 31 guildhalls were destroyed, and thousands of people were killed.
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thousandsBombing campaigns are not measured in terms of "how many bombs were dropped" but rather how many tons of bombs were used. The Luftwaffe dropped about 45,000 tons of bombs during the Blitz. Some of this tonnage was used on other locations but London received the bulk of the bombs up to May 1941.
Bombs and fires destroyed much of London.
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