Cardiff Blitz
The Cardiff Blitz (Welsh: Blitz Caerdydd); refers to the bombing of Cardiff, Wales during World War II. Between 1940 and the final raid on the city in March 1944 approximately 2,100 bombs fell, killing 355 people.
| Cardiff Blitz | |||||||
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| Part of the Strategic bombing campaign of World War II | |||||||
Area of damage caused in Cathays by two parachute landmines killing 23 | |||||||
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| Nazi Germany | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 355 | ||||||
Cardiff Docks became a strategic bombing target for German Luftwaffe (the Nazi German air force) as it was one of the biggest coal ports in the world. Consequently, it and the surrounding area were heavily bombed. Llandaff Cathedral, amongst many other civilian buildings caught in the raids, was damaged by the bombing in 1941.
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