Clydebank Blitz 1941
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1941 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Location | Scotland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | World War II | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 55.8997, -4.4006 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Clydebank Blitz was a pair of air raids conducted by the Luftwaffe on the shipbuilding and munition-making town of Clydebank in Scotland. The bombings took place in March 1941.
The air raids were part of a bombing program known today as The Blitz.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Clydebank Blitz (revision 1370611718), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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