Damage to Canterbury Cathedral Library, WW2 - Baedeker Blitz
"Canterbury under fire" - Damage sustained to the Cathedal LIbrary examined by Dr. Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, by bombing on the city by German planes of the luftwaffe during WW2. The Baedeker Blitz (or Baedeker raids) were targeted raids, chosen for hitting sites of cultural or historical significance, rather than for any military value. The raid on Canterbury (which coincided with the RAF's 1, 000 bomber raid on Cologne), involved 77 bombers, dropping 40 tons of bombs, resulting in 43 deaths. This raid hit Canterbury on 31st May, 1942
Picture No
10997492
Media ID
46723222
Size
4384px x 5517px
(3.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Third Year of War in Pictures, 1942
Date
1942
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