Defiant, he returns to the war-torn city to find her, where they reunite.
World War II’s Blitz bombing lasted about eight monthsand started in September 1940.
It wasn’t just London enduring constant bombardment, however.
Other cities around the United Kingdom were also bombed, some quite badly.
Coventry, for example, sustained a 12-hour-long bombardment in November of that year.
The worst of these raids on London began on the night of May 10th, 1941.
A staggering 711 tons of explosive bombs were dropped along with incendiaries over the course of seven hours.
This unrelenting blitzkrieg resulted inthe deaths of an estimated 1,436 Londoners and seriously injured another 1,800.
Even after the Blitz ended, however, civilians in London continued to die.
During the London Blitz of World War II, a diverse group of Londoners navigates the chaos and destruction of the German bombardment. Their intertwined stories of survival, resilience, and camaraderie capture the spirit of a city under siege.
One such event is known as The Bethnal Green Tube Disaster, which killed 173 people.
Outside the Blitz,just under 30,000 additional civilians would be claimed by the war.
Other mass casualties were an indirect effect of the bombing.
Their intertwined stories of survival, resilience, and camaraderie capture the spirit of a city under siege.
