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The part that always surprised me about the blitz is only 28k killed and 25k wounded. How is that even possible? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz https:
by org3432 9y ago
The part that always surprised me about the blitz is only 28k killed and 25k wounded. How is that even possible?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz
> Civilian casualties on London throughout the Blitz amounted to 28,556 killed, and 25,578 wounded.
- lostlogin 9y agoThat seems a lot of dead to me, but it is a lot less than later bombing caused and the lack of firestorms is the reason. The allies put a lot of effort into optimising conditions for causing them.