RAF bomb the medieval city of Lubeck
29th March 1942: A devastating raid as Bomber Command switches to 'area bombing' - marking the main approach taken by the RAF for the rest of the war
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Within the British War Cabinet a debate still continued about the priority that should be given to bombing Germany…
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