An interactive map showing every German bomb dropped on London during WW2 Blitz
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#2I'm curious about how the civilian population went about this. I'd like to say that if I saw even a remote possibility of something like this happening, I'd hastily vamoose to the hinterlands without a second thought and remain there indefinitely.
What percentage of people left the cities in anticipation of such events? The narratives I've seen on the Japanese bombings was that people strategically moved to the smallest villages they could find family in.
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#4I'm curious about how the civilian population went about this. I'd like to say that if I saw even a remote possibility of something like this happening, I'd hastily vamoose to the hinterlands without a second thought and remain there indefinitely. What percentage of people left the cities in anticipation of such events? The narratives I've seen on the Japanese bombings was that people strategically moved to the small…
Children were evacuated to live with volunteer homestay families in the countryside. From what I was taught at school, it was a case of suitcase, gas mask and name tag, then get on the train with all the other kids. This is how The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (and many other books/films) starts.
For those that stayed behind there was a post-war pride that they stuck it through and didn't give in, but it must have been unimaginable even with the bomb shelters and London Underground. Again, this is what I've been taught from my elders so not first-hand experience.
EDIT: I should add that I realise it was not just Britain for whom things were unimaginable.
EDIT 2: Another factor that must have had a big effect on Londoners was that the king and queen stayed at Buckingham Palace (which was hit a few times) during the war.
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#5It looks so terrifying. How powerful were these bombs?
The dots are very dense near london brigde region . London recovered well.
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#6I'm curious about how the civilian population went about this. I'd like to say that if I saw even a remote possibility of something like this happening, I'd hastily vamoose to the hinterlands without a second thought and remain there indefinitely. What percentage of people left the cities in anticipation of such events? The narratives I've seen on the Japanese bombings was that people strategically moved to the small…
Children were evacuated to live with volunteer homestay families in the countryside. From what I was taught at school, it was a case of suitcase, gas mask and name tag, then get on the train with all the other kids. This is how The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (and many other books/films) starts. For those that stayed behind there was a post-war pride that they stuck it through and didn't give in, but it must hav…
I've seen this depicted in movies also (I think the imitation game (2014) had a scene with it). wikipedia has this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuations_of_civilians_in_Br...
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#7It looks so terrifying. How powerful were these bombs? The dots are very dense near london brigde region . London recovered well.
The dots are dense in just about the whole city core. I've never been to London, but I'm surprised it's still standing. This map blew me away.
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#8How many bombs were dropped in the United States during World War 2?
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#9Is it a Poisson Distribution?
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#10How many bombs were dropped in the United States during World War 2?
A few hundred. By balloons launched from Japanese subs off coast of Northwest US. No accurate record available because the discoveries were strictly kept as secrets.