Bombing Of L Beck In World War Ii

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. During World War II, the city of Lübeck was the first German city to be attacked in substantial numbers by the Royal Air Force. The attack on the night of 28 March 1942 created a firestorm that caused severe damage to the historic centre, the bombs destroying three of the main churches and large parts of the built-up area. It led to the retaliatory 'Baedeker' raids on historic British cities.Although a port, Lübeck was mainly a cultural centre and only lightly defended. The bombimg on 28 March 1942 was the first major success for RAF Bomber Command against a German city, and followed the Area bombing directive issued to the RAF on 14 February 1942 which authorized the targetting of civilian areas.