Talk:London in World War II

To what extent was London destroyed in 1945?

Was it 30%, 50% or even more than that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.173.172.158 (talk) 16:07, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Heinkel He 111 bomber over the Surrey Commercial Docks in South London and Wapping and the Isle of Dogs on 7 September 1940 Contents The Blitz Edit Main article: The Blitz

Heinkel He 111 bomber over the Surrey Commercial Docks in South London and Wapping and the Isle of Dogs on 7 September 1940 Contents The Blitz Edit

Main article: The Blitz 2A00:23C7:9C9C:2A01:9437:F48:AAA3:5F7C (talk) 16:32, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

To be added

Stuff we could add to this article:

A picture of St. Paul's itty bitty weenie. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:205:457F:B7B0:3CFD:6BD3:D7ED:8701 (talk) 20:41, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

That photo of St. Paul's surrounded by smoke- DONE

Air raid shelters, sheltering in Tube stations, etc. Also Morrison shelters- DONE

Government and war directing, incl. Cabinet War Rooms

Blitz spirit

War artists, e.g. Henry Moore, Bill Brandt- DONE

Rationing- DONE

Evacuation programme

Kindertransport

Women in men's jobs

Changes to buildings and public spaces, e.g. Belgrave Square (I think) being used to park a barrage balloon; railings being removed (and the subsequent opening of key gardens to the public), factories being converted for the war effort, Selfridge's hosting SIGSALY- but I don't know what to call this section! Suggestions gratefully received

Notable buildings destroyed/ damaged in the war

Soldiers of other nationalities stationed in London, esp. American GIs and members of the British Empire (could use this photo)

Refugees in London, esp. Jewish refugees

War memorials (obv a complete list would go on forever, but something maybe?)

Museums and libraries stashing stuff outside London/ in Tube stations; the Painting of the Month at the National Gallery - DONE

The storming of the Savoy Hotel air raid shelter- DONE

Mass Observation reports on Londoners

RAF Biggin Hill/ Kenley/ Hendon

Miscellaneous stuff I'm not sure what to do with:

• The Windmill Club on Great Windmill Street was famous for its nude shows, which were only allowed if the models did not move. During the war, it proudly advertised that "we never closed" during the bombings (although they were forced to close for 12 days from 4 September to 16 September 1939 by the authorities). If the bombings got too bad, the cast and crew would stay at the theatre overnight, allowing the shows to continue. Both cast and crew also took turns firewatching from the roof of the building during raids.

JRennocks (talk) 21:39, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

References

Reverting edits

Hi User:OrewaTel! It took me ages to find all those photos. If there's a side-effect of the edit, would you mind fixing it or letting me know what it is rather than just reverting the entire edit? JRennocks (talk) 07:24, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi JRennocks. The side effect was that some text was deleted. You can see this by clicking on the history and selecting the "prev" button next to the edit. (It takes you to this page https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_in_World_War_II&diff=prev&oldid=1150171762&diffmode=source ) The second paragraph in London in World War II#Bombing was split by an accidental line break. Notes on Operation Fortitude and Bletchley Park were deleted from the section 'Military Intelligence'. I could have undid these by hand but I would probably have introduced errors. What's worse those errors would not necessarily have been glaringly obvious.

The photos are very good and I seriously considered trying to make the restorative edit. However the photos haven't been deleted and can be replaced. Whilst that is hard work (and tedious) it has the advantage that any error would be plain. Best Wishes OrewaTel (talk) 10:08, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Next time, please just ask. You're right, it is going to be tedious to put them all back in, and it's going to take a while for me to summon up the motivation. It would have been much easier for me to copy and paste text from a previous edit if you didn't want to do it. JRennocks (talk) 12:25, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

My reversion can be Undone. That will restore the photos but then it will be very important to restore the deleted text immediately.OrewaTel (talk) 06:43, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

London Hospital Bombing 23 July 1941?

My wife’s grandfather died in a London Hospital on 23 July 1941. We are not sure if he died from complications with diabetes or as a results of a bombing. Does anyone know if a london hospital was bombed on or before 23 July 1941? 2600:1008:A010:A6E2:419F:304E:AE:34C0 (talk) 14:44, 17 December 2023 (UTC)