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Map of Coventry by John Speed ... manufacturers to be based in the area. Demolition work in central Coventry in 1936 ... 1939, Coventry was the scene of an early ...
The 1939 Coventry bombing was an act of terrorism committed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 25 August 1939 in which a 5.1 lb (2.3 kg) bomb upon a bicycle was placed in Coventry city centre in the West Midlands of England as part of the organisation's 1939–40 S-Plan campaign. [2]
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The Coventry Blitz (blitz: from the German word Blitzkrieg meaning "lightning war" listen ⓘ) was a series of bombing raids that took place on the British city of Coventry. The city was bombed many times during the Second World War by the German Air Force ( Luftwaffe ).
34th (South Midland) Anti-Aircraft (AA) Brigade was formed on 1 April 1938 at Coventry, and was assigned to 4th AA Division when that formation was created in Western Command on 1 September that year. They were transferred to the new AA Command in 1939, with 34 AA Bde responsible for the air defence of Coventry and Birmingham.
By August 1939, he was assigned as Officer Commanding the IRA unit in Coventry. [4] Between February and August 1939 there were over a dozen arson and bombing attacks in Coventry. [5] James McCormick along with Peter Barnes participated in the 1939 Coventry bombing which was part of the IRA's sabotage campaign in England (the S-Plan).
Pages in category "History of Coventry" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. ... 1939 Coventry bombing; A. Acme Motor Co; Air Algérie Flight ...
1939 Batley and Morley by-election; 1939 Birmingham Aston by-election; 1939 Colne Valley by-election; 1939 Coventry bombing; 1939 Holderness by-election; 1939 Hythe by-election; 1939 Macclesfield by-election; 1939 Portsmouth South by-election; 1939 Ripon by-election; 1939 Sheffield Hallam by-election; 1939 Stretford by-election; 1939 Wells by ...