Coventry Blitz

1940 German bombing raids on the English city of Coventry in World War II

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1940 — 1942

event, airstrike, United Kingdom

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1975-12-06T00:00:00Z

Balcombe Street Siege

0455-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Aylesford

0894-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Benfleet

1936-10-04T00:00:00Z

Battle of Cable Street

0776-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Otford

0043-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Thames

1980-05-05T00:00:00Z

Iranian Embassy siege

1667-06-09T00:00:00Z

Raid on the Medway

1940-12-29T00:00:00Z

Second Great Fire of London

1911-01-03T00:00:00Z

Siege of Sidney Street

1460-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of the Tower of London

1940-09-07T00:00:00Z

The Blitz

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Frameless

Coventry bomb damage H5600

Coventry Cathedral after the air raid in 1940

Coventry Cathedral, November 1940

Coventry devastation H 5601

November 11th Grave of Polish Airman

St John Baptist, Baginton. Aircraftman 1st Class Franciszek Krzeminski (3075392404)

St John Baptist, Baginton. Aircraftman 2nd Class Edward Cebula (3074543063)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1975	Balcombe Street Siege	United Kingdom, hostage taking, razzia		Wikidata
conflict	455	Battle of Aylesford	battle		Wikidata
conflict	894	Battle of Benfleet	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1936	Battle of Cable Street	battle, United Kingdom		Wikidata
conflict	776	Battle of Otford	battle		Wikidata
conflict	43	Battle of the Thames	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1980	Iranian Embassy siege	United Kingdom, siege, hostage taking		Wikidata
conflict	1667	Raid on the Medway	United Kingdom, military raid, naval battle		Wikidata
conflict	1940	Second Great Fire of London	United Kingdom, airstrike, city fire		Wikidata
conflict	1911	Siege of Sidney Street	United Kingdom, siege, police raid		Wikidata
conflict	1460	Siege of the Tower of London	conflict, siege		Wikidata
conflict	1940	The Blitz	United Kingdom, aerial bombing of a city		Wikidata
image	1940	Coventry bomb damage H5600			Wikimedia
image	2012	Coventry Cathedral after the air raid in 1940			Wikimedia
image	1940	Coventry Cathedral, November 1940			Wikimedia
image	1940	Coventry devastation H 5601			Wikimedia
image		Aircraftman 2nd Class Josef Jurkowski	St John Baptist Baginton" (3022338179)"	Aircraftman 2nd Class Josef Jurkowski	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:November 11th Grave of Polish Airman
image	2008	St John Baptist, Baginton. Aircraftman 1st Class Franciszek Krzeminski (3075392404)			Wikimedia
image	2008	St John Baptist, Baginton. Aircraftman 2nd Class Edward Cebula (3074543063)			Wikimedia