| Blitz remembrance service |
By: Rebecca Hubbard
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Posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 9:20 am
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Later on today, a remembrance service will take place to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Blitz.
In the historical bombings by Hitler's forces between 1940 and 1941, thousands of people across the UK were killed and injured.
Those who acted to protect Britons in the bombings will be celebrated later by The City of London Salute at St Paul's Cathedral, London.
It is written that nearly 1,000 German planes crossed the channel on 7 September 1940 to carry out the bombings, which is why the date has been chosen as the commemoration.
This means that it is exactly 70 years to the day since Hitler's war efforts switched to non-military targets. |
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