Birmingham Blitz

The Birmingham Blitz was the heavy bombing by the Nazi German Luftwaffe of the city of Birmingham and surrounding towns in central England, beginning on 9 August 1940 as a fraction of the greater Blitz, which was part of the Battle of Britain; and ending on 23 April 1943. Situated in the Midlands, Birmingham, the most populous British city outside London, was considered an important industrial and manufacturing location. Around 1,852 tons of bombs were dropped on Birmingham, making it the third most heavily bombed city in the United Kingdom in the Second World War, behind London and Liverpool.

MainTimelineWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearch

1940 — 1943  Wikimedia, Wikidata
aerial bombing of a city, Nazi Germany, United Kingdom, 

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Location: 52.48, -1.9025, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
24 places

Loading map...

• 

  ⓘ
  

1940-08-09T00:00:00Z

1943-04-23T00:00:00Z

1940 — 1943 Birmingham Blitz

0910-08-10T00:00:00Z

0910-08-10T00:00:00Z

910 Battle of Tettenhall

1266-06-01T00:00:00Z

1266-12-01T00:00:00Z

1266 Siege of Kenilworth

1642-10-17T00:00:00Z

1642-10-17T00:00:00Z

1642 Battle of Kings Norton

1643-04-03T00:00:00Z

1643-04-03T00:00:00Z

1643 Battle of Camp Hill

1643-05-29T00:00:00Z

1643-05-31T00:00:00Z

1643 Siege of Lichfield

1644-03-26T00:00:00Z

1644-03-26T00:00:00Z

1644 Battle of Stourbridge Heath

1644-06-01T00:00:00Z

1644-06-01T00:00:00Z

1644 Battle of Tipton Green

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

1940 — 1942 Coventry Blitz

1972-02-10T00:00:00Z

1972-02-10T00:00:00Z

1972 Battle of Saltley Gate

{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, C 1940 D4015

Birmingham Blitz D 4126

Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, 1940 D4017

Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, C 1940 D4146

Bull Ring Blitz

Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, C 1940 D4126

Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, 1940 D4117

Bomb Damage in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK, c 1940 D4012

Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, 1940 D4113

Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, 1940 D4119

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	527	Kingdom of Mercia		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	910	Battle of Tettenhall	Vikings, Kingdom of Mercia, battle, Kingdom of Wessex	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1266	Siege of Kenilworth	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Battle of Kings Norton	Roundhead, Cavalier, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Camp Hill	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Siege of Lichfield	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Stourbridge Heath	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Tipton Green	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Coventry Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Birmingham Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1972	Battle of Saltley Gate	battle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1861	Birmingham Small Arms Company	automotive industry, arms industry, public limited company, vehicle construction, manufacture of weapons and ammunition, manufacture of metal forming machinery, Manufacture of motorcycles, machinery industry and plant construction	Wikidata
site	bunker		Birmingham Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Drakelow Tunnels	military museum, factory, tunnel, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Solihull Borough Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		West Midlands Civil Defence Bunker	civil defense center, West Midlands County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Wylde Green Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Cannock Castle Ring	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Tamworth Castle	local authority museum, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Weoley Castle	ruins, archaeological site, archaeological museum, fortified manor house	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Dudley Castle	archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1122	Kenilworth Castle	historic house museum, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Hartlebury Castle	historic house museum, episcopal palace, local museum, fortified manor house, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Military Wireless Museum in the Midlands	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1813	Birmingham Proof House	military museum, building	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, C 1940 D4015		Commons
commons	image		Birmingham Blitz D 4126		Commons
commons	image		Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, 1940 D4017		Commons
commons	image		Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, C 1940 D4146		Commons
commons	image		Bull Ring Blitz		Commons
commons	image		Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, C 1940 D4126		Commons
commons	image		Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, 1940 D4117		Commons
commons	image		Bomb Damage in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK, c 1940 D4012		Commons
commons	image		Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, 1940 D4113		Commons
commons	image		Bomb Damage in Birmingham, England, 1940 D4119		Commons