A great deal has been written about the Nottingham Blitz of World War 2, and other parts of Britain which were devastated by Adolph Hitler’s bombs.
The raid on the night of 8-9 May by the German Luftwaffe was targeted at Nottingham and Derby. The X-Gerät beams set up to cover the Rolls Royce works were detected, and radio counter-measures diverted the attack to the moors north east of the town.
There were over 100 bombers in the Nottingham raid. Emergency services tackled 97 fires on the night of the Nottingham Blitz on May 8 and 9, 1941. Records list 12 fires as serious, 40 as major and 42 as medium. In some cases, fires started by incendiary bombs were put out before they took hold.
As the War ended there was a major house rebuilding program set up by the Government, known as “Homes for Heroes.” Its aim was to provide homes for returning British troops, and for families who lost their homes as a result of the blitz. Town Planning was hotly debated at this time, and in this interesting and informative video, town planners of the time explain there ideas and way of thinking © BBC TV.
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