Splet16. feb. 2024 · Swansea Libraries digital display will explore the incredible story of the aftermath of the Blitz, as seen in newspaper articles and shop adverts of the time and as Dylan Thomas wrote about the Three Nights Blitz of Swansea in his radio play, ‘Return Journey’ this will be the focus of many online activities at the Dylan Thomas Centre. Splet18. feb. 2016 · On the 75th Anniversary of the Three Nights Blitz South Wales Police is remembering the role played by one of its predecessor forces, the Swansea Borough …
The three nights Blitz: 80 Years on South Wales Police
SpletPainting, oil on canvas. ‘ Temple Street, Swansea .’. By Will Evans. Townscape, following the blitz of Swansea. ‘If you stood in this spot today, it would put you outside the top door of … SpletThe bombing of Swansea by the Luftwaffe in World War Two culminated in three nights of devastation on 19, 20 and 21 February 1941. The centre of Swansea was turned from bustling streets to a... piston 350 sxf
The colourful 1,000-year history of Swansea
SpletIt is 80 years since Swansea’s Three Nights’ Blitz, the heavy and prolonged bombing of Swansea by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. The bombing took … Splet15. feb. 2016 · The Three Nights’ Blitz of wartime 1941 tore out the heart of Dylan Thomas’s ‘ugly, lovely town’ along with much of its character. Bombs rained from the skies causing … SpletThe Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War.The term was first used by the British press and originated from the term Blitzkrieg, the German word meaning 'lightning war'.. The Germans conducted mass air attacks against industrial targets, towns, and cities, beginning with raids on … piston 38 mm