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Remembering the London Blitz: 70 years on

30 Dec 12:55pm

Filed under: Germany, History, London, London Blitz, St Pauls Cathedral, Summer, World War Two

It’s a balmy seven degrees in London today so it would be pretty chilly on the roof of St Paul’s Cathedral in Westminster. Good thing that there is a lot to think about.

A picture of resilence, St Paul's Cathedral. Photo: AP.

A convoy of British fire trucks will take to the streets to mark the 70th anniversary of the “darkest day” of the London Blitz; when German forces dropped 10, 000 incendiary bombs on the city, starting 1500 fires and adding to the already tragic loss of thousands of lives.

Hundreds of people are expected to gather around the city to remember a very significant day in the nation’s history.

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J B says:

01:56pm | 03/05/11

Why are you so angry? You would make a lot of good sense if you weren’t so negative in your approach. If you would mellow out a bit, I’m sure you would have many more folks on your side. Peace is what everyone is looking for….with a peaceful solution….not fire… Read more »
royal neputism says:

10:39am | 04/01/11

The RAF was told not to bomb German ‘bomb’ factories because they were privately owned. Whether that is because they were sure which ones were factories Im not sure. “They bombed our chippie” ~ father inlaw Read more »

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