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Liverpool at War - The Blitz

1/2/2015

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During WWII, Liverpool suffered a number of devastating bombings on the city, in fact it was the most bombed city outside of LOndon during the war due to it being a major port at the time.
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 A photo of Liverpool and the devastation looking from the Queen Victoria Statue down Lord Street, May 1941.

Here is the official account of the Chief Constables Report, showing the time and date of Air Raid, type of bomb, location, and damage.
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Liverpool preparing for War - A selection of photographs from the A.R.P Training School, 1939

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Liverpool's Anti Aircraft Defence

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'A Spotter'
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'Sound Detector'
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'Search Light'
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Liverpool Blitz Damage

A selection of images showing some of the damage. James Street, in the background you can see The Liver Building clock tower, Carly Street and South Castle Street.
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Between August 1940 - January 1942, a total of 2,596 people where killed during the blitz.

To view records of the civilians who died you can log onto www.cwgc.org to search the debt of honour.
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