London, Coventry, Porstsmouth, Plymouth, Liverpool among many others.
roughly 32,000 people were killed 87,000 seriously injuredalso around 2 million houses (60%) were destroyed140,000 people by german Henkiel bombers.
Lots">Lotsover 40,000!During the Blitz in London, roughly 40,000 civilians died and many many more were injured.
Everybody apart from the 50,000 civilians who died.
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During the Coventry Blitz that occurred on November 14, 1940, around 568 people were killed and over 1,200 were injured. The bombing raid resulted in significant destruction to the city of Coventry in the United Kingdom.
It is odd that there is no agreed figure. Many online sources give a figure of about 554 for the air-raid of 14-15 November 1940.
London, Coventry, Porstsmouth, Plymouth, Liverpool among many others.
roughly 32,000 people were killed 87,000 seriously injuredalso around 2 million houses (60%) were destroyed140,000 people by german Henkiel bombers.
Lots">Lotsover 40,000!During the Blitz in London, roughly 40,000 civilians died and many many more were injured.
Everybody apart from the 50,000 civilians who died.
how many pepople were killed in the blitz
5000001 killed and 876452 seriously injured
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Coventry was part of Britains industrial centre of production, among, of course, many other places. The Luftwaffe was guided by the transmission of radio beams sent from 2 different locations, when the beams intersected the Bomber was over Coventry. At this time bomb aiming from an aeroplane was very haphazard indeed & the targetting of individual sites was very hit & miss (Mostly miss) & therefore civillians were attacked as much as military targets. Incendiary bombs were dropped to set fire to buildings, and once alight these fires attracted more of the same.
The latest stats I can find are stats of 2001.In 2001, 300.848 people lived in Coventry City.
London was the a target as it is the capital city and home to a large population as well as the government and royal family as well as many famous landmarks, damage to any of these would potentially help to demoralise people. Coventry was a target due to its many factories helping to supply the war effort, destruction of these would help to prevent supply of weapons.