- Cardiff Blitz
During
World War II ,Cardiff ,Wales was the biggest port in theUnited Kingdom ,Fact|date=September 2008 and one of the biggest ports in theWorld .Fact|date=September 2008 Consequently it was heavily bombed by theNazi German Luftwaffe due to its industrial importance and was one of the cities affected by the mass civilian evacuation.Llandaff Cathedral , amongst many other civilian buildings, was damaged by the bombing in 1941 [cite web | title=History of Llandaff Cathederal| work=Llandaffcathedral.org.uk| url=http://www.llandaffcathedral.org.uk/history.htm | accessdate=2008-04-04] .As a result of it being a target, Cork in
Ireland was mistaken for Cardiff and consequently bombed [cite web | title=History of Ireland| work=Wesleyjohnston.com| url=http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/past/history/19321945.html | accessdate=2008-04-04] .Bombings
1940
*3 July
*10 July
*12 July
*7 August1941
*2 January
*3 January
*10 January
*27 February
*1 March
*4 March
*12 March
*20 March
*3 April
*12 April
*29 April
*30 April
*4 May
*11 May1942
*30 June
*2 July1943
*7 May
*18 MayReferences
ee also
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Timeline of World War II (1940) External links
* [http://www.thetimecapsule.org.uk/TimeCapsule/098231E9AF3B41608C7E503A38AD6CC1_C3D7AEA9D9EB41E9972BA54211DD2366.htm Time Capsule Stories: The Blitz in Cardiff 1940s]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/WARLOSS.html List of Cardiff based ships lost during the war]
* [http://www.worldwar-2.net/timelines/war-in-europe/european-air-war/european-air-war-index-1940.htm World War II Timeline]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/94/a4507094.shtml BBC World War II People's War]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/79/a3969679.shtml BBC World War II People's War]
* [http://www.islandfarm.fsnet.co.uk/Luftwaffe%20Attacks%20On%20South%20Wales.htm Luftwaffe Air raid Attacks on South Wales]
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