During World War II, the city of Lübeck was the first German city to be attacked in substantial numbers by the Royal Air Force. The attack on the night of 28 March 1942 created a firestorm that caused
Lübeck Cathedral burning following the raids
Ruins of the merchants' quarter west of St. Mary's
The broken bells of St. Mary's Church, which fell during the bombing of 1942, remain on the ground in the South Tower.
Joseph Krautwald's The Mother
Norwich Blitz
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The Norwich Blitz refers to the heavy bombing of Norwich and surrounding area by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. The bombings launched on numerous British cities were known as the Blitz.
An Anderson shelter standing intact amid a scene of debris in Norwich
Globe Place, Norwich. View through into Globe Place from Walpole Street. Named after the Globe Pub which disappeared, along with much of this densely populated area during the Blitz of 1942
A photo of the Baedeker Blitz civilian memorial in Earlham Road Cemetery, Norwich