Transcript Ben A & Matt

Air-raids
ARP
BARRADE BLOONS
V-1AND V-2
INVASION
BLACKOUTS
THE BLITZ
The blitz was
bombs that hit
Britain by
Germans.
The Blitz (from German, "lightning") was the strategic bombing of Britain by
Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941,[1] during the
Second World War.
When France fell to Germany in June 1940,
Hitler’s aims were turned on Britain. Hitler
thought that if he destroyed the RAF he
could invade England.
Anderson shelters are
made out of steel and
were used to protect
people from the German
bombers.
blackout was imposed in every belligerent country in 1939–
40, as a necessary precaution to protect homes and factories
from air attack.
In 1938 the British Balloon Command was established to protect
cities and key targets such as industrial areas, ports and harbours
A gas mask is a
mask put on over the
face to protect the
wearer from inhaling
airborne pollutants
and toxic gases
What was ARP?
Air Raid Precautions
(ARP) were organised
by the national
government and
delivered by the local
authorities.
Meanwhile V2 rocket was only a few months
behind. Since 1943, two heavily-protected launchpads had been under construction near St-Omer
Hitler also
authorised
full-scale
development
work on the
"pilotless
airplane" in
June 1942
The evacuation of Britain's cities at the start of
World War Two was the biggest and most
concentrated mass movement of people in
Britain's history.
This is the Swastika which is on the
Nazi Flag!