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the Blitz

1940 German bombing of Britain during WWII
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Summary

the Blitz is an aerial bombing of a city[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of aerial bombing of a city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,914 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom[3]
  • Named after: Blitzkrieg[4]
  • Location: United Kingdom[5]
  • Part of: home front during World War II[6], strategic bombing during World War II[7]
  • Commons category: The Blitz[8]
  • Has part(s): Barrow Blitz[9], Belfast Blitz[10], Birmingham Blitz[11], Brighton Blitz[12], Bristol Blitz[13], Cardiff Blitz[14], Clydebank Blitz[15], Coventry Blitz[16], Greenock Blitz[17], Hull Blitz[18], Leeds Blitz[19], Liverpool Blitz[20], Manchester Blitz[21], Newcastle Blitz[22]
  • Start time: September 7, 1940[23]
  • End time: May 21, 1941[24]
  • Participant: Nazi Germany[25], United Kingdom[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Blitz[27]
  • Different from: Blitzkrieg[28], Blitz Film & Video[29]

Why It Matters

the Blitz has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

George VI London Nazi Germany United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [23] ↑ . Radar - A Report on Science at War. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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