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Southwark In The Blitz
The modern London borough of Southwark was an amalgamation of the old boroughs of Southwark Bermondsey and Camberwell in 1965 Each of these old boroughs has their own unique Blitz stories - some tragic some extremely sad and some even funny On that first raid Bermondsey's own Surrey Docks was one of the intended targets for the Luftwaffe Twelve hours later Surrey Docks was a smouldering ruin with many of its inhabitants made homeless jobless and others injured or killed On 7 September it was also the scene of several extremely brave Civil Defence actions resulting in gallantry awards On the night of 78 September 1940 nearly 150 of the three boroughs' citizens had been killed This was the start of what became known as the Night Blitz' lasting through to May 1941 At the end of this period
this total had risen to nearly 2000 Prior to the start of the Night Blitz young boys had been marvelling at the dogfights over North Kent between the RAF and the Luftwaffe Now this was a different war; the homes and streets of London were the new front line With their never surrender' attitude the population were the new front-line troops Through the eyes and words of the three borough's inhabitants and local research this book takes the reader through the Night Blitz the Nuisance Raids the Baby Blitz and the V-Weapon attacks It is also a testament to those who endured' in the old boroughs of Southwark
this total had risen to nearly 2000 Prior to the start of the Night Blitz young boys had been marvelling at the dogfights over North Kent between the RAF and the Luftwaffe Now this was a different war; the homes and streets of London were the new front line With their never surrender' attitude the population were the new front-line troops Through the eyes and words of the three borough's inhabitants and local research this book takes the reader through the Night Blitz the Nuisance Raids the Baby Blitz and the V-Weapon attacks It is also a testament to those who endured' in the old boroughs of Southwark
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