On this day in 1940 James Isbister become the first civilian of World War Two to be killed by German bombs on British soil at the Brig o’ Waithe, Stenness. READ MORE HERE
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The first Air Raid on London by the Luftwaffe
From the outset of World War Two, Britain had been expecting a great German air assault on its soil. This fear was realised when bombs fell on the capital on the 24th of August 1940. ‘The Blitz’ was about to begin
Sealion – What if Germany had invaded Britain in 1940?
What could have happened had Hitler’s Operation Sealion been launched following the successful destruction of the RAF during the Battle of Britain
The 2nd Great Fire of London – St Pauls Cathedral in WW2
Christmas time in 1940, really was an explosive one, and on the evening of the 29th and 30th December, Luftwaffe, Germany’s powerful Air force, launched a devastating raid on London. Named the Blitz, during the raid 130 Heinkel HE111s aircraft dropped 10,