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The Blitz - short for blitzkrieg - German for lightning strike.

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What does blitz mean world war 2?

The Blitz refers to German bombing raids on cities during WW2


What city was a major target during German bombing raids?

Liverpool


Describe the conditions of many German cities by May 1945?

Most well-established German cities (ie; Berlin, Braunschweig, etc) had been reduced to rubble by allied bombing raids as the war came to it's final chapter.


How many years did German bombing raids last?

3 to 4 years long


Where did London citizens hid during German bombing raids?

in the subways because it was under ground.


Were there any british air force in World War 2?

YES. The Royal Air Force defeated the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, and staged night bombing raids on german cities. The RAF flew Spitfires, Hurricanes, Lancasters, Wellingtons, Halifaxes, Mosquitoes and other aircraft.


Where and when did the blitz take place?

The "blitz" severe German bombing raids on the city of London was mainly in 1940.


What did the British call German air raids?

They called it the blitz.


What new invention helped the British people hold off the Germans?

In World War II The answer could be Radar. The Home Chain System provided valuable advance warning of German sorties and bombing raids.


Bombs in world war 1 England v Germany?

Yes, there were a number of Zepplin bombing raids on England during the war.


British term for the German air raids?

The Blitz (abbreviated from the German word blitzkrieg (lightning war)


What guide book did Germans use in bombing campaign against England 1942?

Baedeker. The Baedeker Blitz or Baedeker raidswere a series of Vergeltungsangriffe ("retaliatory raids") by the German Luftwaffe April-June 1942 after the British RAF bombed German cities that had cultural significance. The targets selected by Germany to bomb in England were considered to be on the Baedeker tour guide list of places to see in peacetime.