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London in WWII (Historic Environment)
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GCSE History, Historic Environment Topic - London in WWII
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history
historic environment
london
wwii
blitz
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year 11
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London in WWII (Historic Environment)
Districts
The East End
Docks
Factories
Railway Termini
Westminster
Government buildings
Houses of Parliament and Commons
10 Downing Street
Whitehall
Palace of Westminster
Important figures - Winston Churchill, King George VI, Exchequer
Ministries - Finance & Defence
The City
Financial institutions
Bank of England
Faraday Building
Stock Exchange
St. Paul's Cathedral
Rail hub
The Suburbs
Residential area
London's workforce
Weapons dropped on London
HX/HE bombs
Parachute mines
Butterfly bombs
High Impact bombs
Incendiary bombs
Brandbombe - 'Fire bomb'
Flammenbombe - 'Flame bomb'
Sprengbombe C50 - 'Explosive bomb C50'
V1 'Doodlebug'/'Kirschkern'
Pulsejet engine
Launched from ramps in Northern France and Belgium
17% hit rate
V2
First ballistic missile
Stationed at Peenemunde
Wernher von Braun
Three phases
Phase 1: The Blitz (Sept. 1940 - May 1941)
HX bombs, High-impact bombs, Incendiary bombs
Firefighting
Firewatchers
Blackout
ARP wardens
Phase 2: The Little Blitz (Jan. 1944 - Sept. 1944)
474 German aircraft
329 German aircraft destroyed
Average of 77 aircraft lost per month
Achieved very little
Phase 3: V1 attacks (Jun. 1944 - Sept. 1944), V2 attacks (Sept. 1944 - Mar. 1945)
V1: 17% hit rate
Most V1s hit the suburbs
V1: 2000 lbs of explosives
The British government lied to the public about the first V-2 attack, claiming the explosions to be caused by the gas mains
V1: Distinctive low growl of the engine
V2s hit with surprise as they generated a sonic boom during flight, breaking the sound barrier
Shelters
Anderson Shelters
1.5M distributed free of charge
Named after Sir John Anderson, who led the Anderson Committee
Morrison Shelters
"Morrison Sandwiches" - concrete pillboxes
Underground shelters
Aldwych tube station
Savoy Hotel
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