Sheffield Blitz
The Sheffield Blitz is the name given to the worst nights of German Luftwaffe bombing in Sheffield, England, during the Second World War. It took place over the nights of 12 December and 15 December 1940. The full moon was on 14 December 1940 and both blitz nights were cold and clear. The German code name for the operation was Schmelztiegel ("Crucible").
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Church of St Mark, Broomhill
City Road Cemetery
Devonshire Green
Fitzalan Square
Hillsborough, Sheffield
St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane
St Matthew's Church, Sheffield
St Vincent's Church, Sheffield
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Sheffield Blitz
The Sheffield Blitz is the name given to the worst nights of German Luftwaffe bombing in Sheffield, England, during the Second World War. It took place over the nights of 12 December and 15 December 1940. The full moon was on 14 December 1940 and both blitz nights were cold and clear. The German code name for the operation was Schmelztiegel ("Crucible").
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1,500+ injured
3,000+ houses destroyed
40,000+ homeless
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German strategic failure: stee ...... amage and civilian casualties.
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Devastation in Sheffield city centre after the Blitz
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Adolf Hitler
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Albert Kesselring
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Frederick Pile
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Hans Jeschonnek
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Hermann Göring
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Hugh Dowding
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Hugo Sperrle
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The Blitz; the Western Front of World War II
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Sheffield, United Kingdom
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