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...
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Cardiff (/ˈkɑːrdɪf/; Welsh: Caerdydd [kairˈdiːð, kaːɨrˈdɨːð] ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 362,310 in 2021 and...
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unable to locate their primary targets, suffered the Hull Blitz. The port cities of Bristol, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Southampton, Sunderland, Swansea...
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Swansea Rifles (section Cardiff Blitz)
again on 3 and 4 March (the Cardiff Blitz). After a busy period for the AA defences of South Wales in early May 1941, the Blitz effectively ended in the...
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unfortunate "temporal shift", landed in 1941 during the height of the Cardiff blitz. The episode was the favorite selected by fans for the 2020 Radio Times...
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War (which led to the attentions of the German Luftwaffe during the Cardiff Blitz), coal exports continued to decline, finally ceasing in 1964. In 1950...
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Llandaff Cathedral (category Landmarks in Cardiff)
cathedral began in 1734, designed by John Wood, the Elder. During the Cardiff Blitz of the Second World War in January 1941, the cathedral was severely...
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Wales in the World Wars (section Blitz)
as the German Air Force targeted the docks at Swansea, Cardiff and Pembroke. The Cardiff Blitz between 1940 and the final raid on the city in March 1944...
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Welsh-speaking community for 50 years, until it was severely damaged in the Cardiff Blitz. By 1954, St Andrew's Church in St Andrew's Crescent was suffering from...
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government would not turn the fleet over to the Germans. Cardiff Blitz: the first German air raid on Cardiff, Wales took place. Exiled Ethiopian Emperor Haile...
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was attacked in the Cardiff Blitz. On 2 January 1941, during the full moon, around 100 German World War 2 planes raided Cardiff for over 10 hours. A...
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Cardiff Blitz and Swansea Blitz). The regiment's searchlights were deployed under both 45th and 61st AA Brigade, assisting the AA guns of the Cardiff...
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theater in Hradec Králové. 1941 – World War II: The Cardiff Blitz severely damages the cathedral in Cardiff, Wales. 1942 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation...
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reflecting the slump in demand for Welsh coal. Bomb damage during the Cardiff Blitz in World War II included the devastation of Llandaff Cathedral, and...
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The timeline of Cardiff history shows the significant events in the history of Cardiff which transformed it from a small Roman fort into the modern capital...
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become untenable: the Roath Road church was rendered unusable during the Cardiff Blitz of 1941, and both had seen a decline in attendance. In 1950, the decision...
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Cathays Cemetery (category Cemeteries in Cardiff)
personnel which are registered and maintained by the CWGC. Victims of the Cardiff Blitz who are buried in the cemetery are commemorated by a memorial erected...
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The Belfast Blitz consisted of four German air raids on strategic targets in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, in April and May 1941 during World...
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was the main port to receive cargo from the US Bombing of London - The Blitz; it began over London on 7 September 1940, and inadvertently gave the RAF...
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Plymouth Blitz, Southampton Blitz, Cardiff Blitz, Manchester Blitz, Liverpool Blitz, Coventry Blitz, Birmingham Blitz, Sheffield Blitz, Portsmouth Blitz, Glasgow...
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so that they occurred almost nightly, the beginning of the Cardiff Blitz and Swansea Blitz. On 7 July, 484 S/L Bty was ordered to Swansea, as the first...
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United Kingdom of city planning on Beaux-Arts principles. In the 1941 Cardiff Blitz, Llandaff Cathedral sustained a direct hit. It was restored by George...
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2nd Welsh Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (category Military units and formations in Cardiff)
new formation. There were heavy night raids on Cardiff on 2 January, 3 and 4 March 1941 (the Cardiff Blitz), with frequent smaller raids. By the end of...
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Cathedral was damaged by German bombing during the worst night of the Cardiff Blitz. The United States announced plans to build 200 utilitarian freighters...
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The Birmingham Blitz was the heavy bombing by the Nazi German Luftwaffe of the city of Birmingham and surrounding towns in central England, beginning...
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The Southampton Blitz was the heavy bombing of Southampton by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during World War II. Southampton was a strategic bombing target...
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Kampfgeschwader 27 (section The Blitz)
Plymouth Blitz, Southampton Blitz, Cardiff Blitz, Manchester Blitz, Liverpool Blitz, Coventry Blitz, Birmingham Blitz, Sheffield Blitz, Portsmouth Blitz, Plymouth...
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Elan Valley, killing nine crew. 28 March - Cardiff Blitz: Nine people are killed in an air raid on Cardiff. 11 April - An RAF Lancaster bomber crashes...
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Cardiff Arms Park (Welsh: Parc yr Arfau Caerdydd), also known as The Arms Park, is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. It is primarily a rugby union...
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heavily bombed (the Cardiff Blitz and Swansea Blitz) and in February 1941 responsibility was split between 45 AA Bde covering Cardiff (including 220 HAA...
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