UPDATED: The Battle of Britain; "The Blitz"

History of "the Blitz", known as the Battle of Britain

 

Battle of Britain    ... "By preventing Germany from gaining air superiority, the battle ended the threat that Hitler would launch Operation Sea Lion, an amphibious and airborne invasion of Britain. The failure of Germany to achieve its objectives of destroying Britain's air defences, or forcing Britain to negotiate an armistice or an outright surrender, is considered its first major defeat and a crucial turning point in the Second World War.^{" ...}

 Explore the London Blitz during 7th October 1940 to 6th June 1941

 "List of data used in the project:

• Raster Maps of Aggregate Night Time Bomb Census 7th October 1940 to 6 June 1941
• Raster Maps of  Weekly Bomb Census for 7th to 14th October 1940
• Bomb locations for  aggregate Night Time Bomb Census 7th October 1940 to 6 June 1941
• Bomb locations for  Weekly Bomb Census for 7th to 14th October 1940
• 24 hours of Blitz Sept 7th 1940 
• Defences of Britain showing Anti-invasion defence locations
• Imperial War Museum Images
• BBC history WW2 memories
• Present day street map tiles 
• Present day aerial imagery  

Index of Areas of London: click to see statistics about the London Blitz

The Blitz in color