34 Bombed-Out Photos Inside the WW2 Battle of Britain
Neill Lynskey
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See the resilient citizens of London carry on in the face of brutal devastation.
Throughout the war, England was mercilessly bombed by the German Luftwaffe. Although cities were hit hard and large swathes were reduced to rubble, the people of Britain took it in stride with the now-famous mantra of "Keep Calm, Carry On".
Take in the sites of urban ruin, blazing fires, enemy planes overhead, and the people who bravely lived through it all.
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1. A German raid smashed this hall in an undisclosed London district
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2. The Record Office in London, lit by flames ignited by a German air raid
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3. The artist Ethel Gabain, newly appointed by the Ministry of Information to make historical war pictures
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4. A huge crater was made in a road at Elephant & Castle, London
September, 1940 -
5. One of many fires started in Surrey Commercial Dock, London
September, 1940 -
6. A German aircraft drops its load of bombs above England
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7. A scene of devastation in the Dockland area of London
September, 1940 -
8. Air raid damage, including the twisted remains of a double-decker city bus
September, 1940 -
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10. A German Heinkel He 111 bomber flies over London
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11. A London shopkeeper opens up the morning after bombings
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12. The caves in Hastings, a south-east English town used as a nightly bombing refuge
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13. Firemen spray water on damaged buildings, near London Bridge
September, 1940 -
14. The effects of a large concentrated attack by the German Luftwaffe
September, 1940 -
15. A girl being assisted across a London street after a bombing
October, 1940 -
16. The force of a bomb blast in London piled these furniture vans atop one another
December, 1940 -
17. People shelter and sleep on the platform and on the train tracks
October, 1940 -
18. Two German Luftwaffe Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers return from an attack against the British south coast
August, 1940 -
19. A ninety-minute exposure taken from a Fleet Street rooftop during an air raid in London
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20. A German twin propelled Messerschmitt BF 110 bomber, nicknamed “Fliegender Haifisch” (Flying Shark), over the English Channel
August, 1940 -
21. London school children during an air raid drill
July 20, 1940 -
22. A formation of low-flying German Heinkel He 111 bombers flies over the waves of the English Channel
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23. Women salvaging possessions from their bombed house, including plants and a clock
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24. 3.7-inch anti-aircraft guns in Hyde Park, London
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25. Firefighters tackling a blaze amongst ruined buildings after an air raid on London
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26. Office workers make their way to work through debris after a heavy air raid
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27. The dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral during the Battle of Britain The dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral during the Battle of Britain
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28. Aldwych tube station being used as a bomb shelter
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29. The tail and part of the fuselage of a German Dornier plane landed on a London rooftop
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30. Aftermath of the German bombings in London
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31. Observer Corps spotter scans the skies of London
September, 1940 -
32. Barrage balloons flying over central London
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33. Smoke rising from fires in the London docks, following bombing on
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34. Three anti-aircraft guns flash in the dark in London
September 20, 1940
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