Manchester+Blitz

=Manchester Blitz= The Manchester blitz was a real heavy bombing of Manchester in the 1940's on August and on September. The bombing took place during the second World War by the Nazi Luftwaffe.It was a very important port at the time ( an airport where taxis and bag carries come to pick you up and bring you to a hotel). It also was a big industrial area and a lot of trading happened around Manchester. The first place that was bombed was the palace theater on the street of orthadox.

The Bombings
The heaviest of the bombings took place on the 22/23 and 243/24. In December the death toll about 684 people with over 2,00 more injured. One of the worst bombings was in Manchester on the night of August 22 and 23.On that night 270 aircraft dropped 272 tons of high explosives and over 1,000 incediary bombs. On the second night 171 aircraft dropped another 195 tons of high explosive and 893 incendiaries. The Nazis said that the whole city of Manchester was urned down after all the bombings happpened.

Bombing 2
The bombs worst hits, or attacks were on the Manchester Cathidral, the Royal Exchange, and the Free Trade Hall. When Manchester was bombed the whole town was covered in broken buildings, rubble, dust and smoke. The whole town looked as if it were covered in snow, thats why they call it The Christmas Blitz. There were many raids after the Manchester Blitz