A London milkman continues with his round amid the rubble of a street bombed during the Blitz
the Blitz Commonly used with reference to Germany’s 1940–41 air offensive over Britain. The word derives from blitzkrieg (‘lightning war’).
The German air campaign of 1940–41 — commonly referred to as the Blitz — is widely recognised in Britain as a key moment in the history of the Second World War. It occurred over 70 years ago, and yet the term is as familiar today as in the winter of 1940–41 when the German bombing of Britain’s towns and cities was at its height.
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