The Coventry Blitz: Scenes of devastation from 1940
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The Coventry Blitz: Scenes of devastation from 1940
Photographs taken after the German bombing raid on Coventry in 1940 show a bewildered population and a city in ruins.
Nov 13, 2015
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Animated exclusively for BBC Coventry & Warwickshire, here is the first in a series of three short shareable films. Memories of the Coventry blitz told by the people who lived through it. What happened when the Sirens sounded? Animation by Trevor Woolery | BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
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