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Exeter was little affected during the Blitz, the German night-bombing offensive against Britain's cities, though nearby Plymouth was severely damaged in early 1941. This changed in 1942 when Exeter became the first target of the so-called " Baedeker Blitz ", a campaign to attack targets of cultural and historical, rather than military or ...
St Sidwell’s Church was badly damaged in the Exeter Blitz. In the early hours of 4th May 1942 a 250kg bomb fell directly on St Sidwells. The church tower was left standing but was so badly damaged that it was pulled down shortly after. A replacement church was built on the site by the Exeter based firm Lucas, Robert’s and Brown of Exeter.
The Louisiana hurricane made landfall at Sabine Pass, Texas. The hurricane would cause record flooding across the Southern United States before dissipating on August 10. Exeter Blitz: Exeter, Devon was bombed for the first time, by a lone raider that did little damage. German submarine U-140 was commissioned.
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The area between Portland and Exeter had been left largely unscathed during the Blitz of 1940–41, but at New Year 1942 the Luftwaffe began launching Fighter-bomber attacks on towns along the South Coast of England. Then the night bomber force returned, making small raids on Portland, on 23 March, and on nearby Weymouth, on 2 April. Then on ...