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The Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection

Historic Images of London's destruction after bombing raids by Nazi Germany

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Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Blitz Damage

Blitz Damage
16th November 1940: An aerial view of the damage done by the bombardment of Coventry showing St Michaels Baptist Church completely gutted. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Air Raid Ruined Buildings

Air Raid Ruined Buildings
12th May 1941: Buildings devastated during air raids near the dome of St Pauls Cathedral in the City. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Docklands Blazing

Docklands Blazing
1940: The docklands ablaze after the first mass air raid on London. Tower Bridge is in the background. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Bombed London

Bombed London
circa 1940: Bomb damage sustained by the City of London. Tower Bridge can be seen in the background. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Blitz Skyline

Blitz Skyline
1940: The London skyline during the blitz. (Photo by London Express/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Two Gothic windows destroyed by the Blitz in London

Two Gothic windows destroyed by the Blitz in London
These two large and beautiful old stone and Gothic style windows are the remains of the abandoned church of St Dunstan in the East, located in the business district of the city of London, London

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: St Pauls Cathedral Memorial

St Pauls Cathedral Memorial
Memorial to the people of London who died in the blitz 1939-1945 outside St Pauls Cathedral, London

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Blitz Skyline

Blitz Skyline
circa 1940: London skyline in the blitz silhouetted by the light of fires. (Photo by London Express/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Aerial View Of St. Pauls Cathedral After The Blitz

Aerial View Of St. Pauls Cathedral After The Blitz
Aerial view of London, including St. Pauls Cathedral, after the Blitz during World War II, London, England, 1941. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: St Pauls Bomb Damage

St Pauls Bomb Damage
20th October 1940: St Pauls Cathedral after a direct hit during the blitz in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Queens Hall

Queens Hall
1894: The Queens Hall in Langham Place, Regent Street, London. The hall was the venue for the Promenade Concerts until it was burned out in the blitz in 1941

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Bomb Site

Bomb Site
circa 1940: A heap of rubble and the shell of a house in the Temple area of London, after a World War II German bombing raid. (Photo by Frank J. Galloon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Livery Halls

Livery Halls
17th January 1956: The foundations of the new Sadlers Hall in Cheapside, being rebuilt after they were blitzed during the war. (Photo by Monty Fresco Jnr/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Fighter Pilots Scramble

Fighter Pilots Scramble
Fighter pilots of No. 601 Squadron RAF (County of London) Squadron running to their Hawker Hurricane aircraft during the Blitz, 9th January 1941

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Wartime London

Wartime London
May 1941: The interior of Westminster Abbey after a German bombing raid. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Building Ablaze

Building Ablaze
1941: Flames shoot out from all floors of the Negretti and Zambra building in Holborn Circus, following a German air raid on London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Heart Of London

Heart Of London
1941: A view from the roof of St Pauls Cathedral, which was itself damaged, showing the devastation in the heart of the City of London. The Old Bailey is seen in the centre distance

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: London Blitz

London Blitz
1940: Smoke rising behind St.Pauls Cathedral during the Blitz. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Damaged Landmark

Damaged Landmark
circa 1940: The famous dome of St Pauls Cathedral in London surrounded by debris from a World War II German bombing raid. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: London Skyline Blitz

London Skyline Blitz
1940: The London skyline during the blitz. (Photo by London Express/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Londons Old Bailey View After The Blitz

Londons Old Bailey View After The Blitz
High angle view of the ruins of the Central Criminal Court, known as the Old Bailey, with its dome intact, and the surrounding book publishers district after a fire bomb raid

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Blitz At Liverpool Street

Blitz At Liverpool Street
A man watches workers clearing debris at Liverpool Street Station, London after a German air raid, January 1941. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Hole In Floor

Hole In Floor
19th October 1940: A hole in the floor of St Pauls Cathedral, London, after the cathedral was hit in a German bombing raid. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection: Damaged St Paul s

Damaged St Paul s
20th October 1940: A hole in the roof of St Pauls Cathedral after an air raid. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)


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