Britain expects return of the Blitz
1st October 1941: Londoners practice dealing with incendiary bombs
Hitler fully expected that he would soon knock Russia out of the war and be able to turn his attention to the west once more. There were many in Britain who thought this scenario quite likely.
As the winter approached and the nights grew …
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