the Blitz

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 (11,543 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• the Blitz is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• the Blitz's instance of is recorded as aerial bombing of a city^[4].
• Blitzkrieg is named after the Blitz^[5].
• the Blitz took place at United Kingdom^[6].
• the Blitz is part of home front during World War II^[7].
• the Blitz is part of strategic bombing during World War II^[8].
• the Blitz's Commons category is recorded as The Blitz^[9].
• the Blitz comprises Barrow Blitz^[10].
• the Blitz comprises Belfast Blitz^[11].
• the Blitz comprises Birmingham Blitz^[12].
• the Blitz comprises Brighton Blitz^[13].
• the Blitz comprises Bristol Blitz^[14].
• the Blitz comprises Cardiff Blitz^[15].
• the Blitz comprises Clydebank Blitz^[16].
• the Blitz comprises Coventry Blitz^[17].
• the Blitz comprises Greenock Blitz^[18].
• the Blitz comprises Hull Blitz^[19].
• the Blitz comprises Leeds Blitz^[20].
• the Blitz comprises Liverpool Blitz^[21].
• the Blitz comprises Manchester Blitz^[22].
• the Blitz comprises Newcastle Blitz^[23].
• the Blitz comprises Nottingham Blitz^[24].
• the Blitz comprises Plymouth Blitz^[25].
• the Blitz comprises Sheffield Blitz^[26].
• the Blitz comprises Southampton Blitz^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

the Blitz's instance of is recorded as aerial bombing of a city^[4].

Origins

Blitzkrieg is named after the Blitz^[5].

Use and Application

Components include Barrow Blitz^[10], a bombardment^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; Belfast Blitz^[11], an airstrike^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]; Birmingham Blitz^[12], an aerial bombing of a city^[32], in United Kingdom^[33]; Brighton Blitz^[13], an airstrike^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]; Bristol Blitz^[14], an airstrike^[36], in United Kingdom^[37]; and Cardiff Blitz^[15], an aerial bombing of a city^[38], in United Kingdom^[39]. Part of include home front during World War II^[7], a home front^[40] and strategic bombing during World War II^[8], a military operation^[41].

Why It Matters

the Blitz ranks in the top 2% of aerial_bombing_of_a_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,543 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]