Manchester Blitz
The Manchester Blitz (also known as the Christmas Blitz) was the heavy bombing of the city of Manchester and its surrounding areas in North West England during the Second World War by the German Luftwaffe. It was one of three major raids on Manchester, an important inland port and industrial city; Trafford Park in neighbouring Stretford was a major centre of war production.
| Manchester Blitz | |||||||
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| Part of the Strategic bombing campaign of World War II | |||||||
Firefighters putting out a blaze at a bomb site in Manchester city centre | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Nazi Germany | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 1,000 | ||||||
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