Wreckage in Birmingham after a war raid during The Blitz

Nov. 22, 1940 - London, England, U.K. - Salvaging the contents of a home wrecked in the 11-hour raid on Birmingham. Birmingham, as a major manufacturing centre, was an obvious target. Transport and telephone systems were badly affected but it was damage to the water system which caused the most urgent problem - firefighters had to rely on pumping water from the canals or leave some fires to burn themselves out

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11-hour Affected Badly Burn Canals Caused Contents Fires Obvious Pumping Rely Salvaging Target Themselves Urgent Wrecked

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