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What Did Blitz Stand For?

The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War. The term was first used by the British press and originated from the term Blitzkrieg, the German word meaning ‘lightning war‘. What did the word blitz mean? ‘Blitz’ comes from the German word for lightning. …

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