Tube Stations as Air Raid Shelters
In the last post Anderson Shelters and Air Raids, we learned that most people in London during WWII did not use Anderson Shelters. In fact, a census conducted in November 1940 revealed that only 27% used these specially created shelters….
Anderson Shelters and Air Raids
Beginning September 1940, for 57 consecutive nights, London was bombed by the Luftwaffe (Germany’s branch of air warfare). This long term bombing effort coined the nickname “The Blitz” (from the German word for lightning). Rewind to the year 1935, in…