London Calling: The Blitz in Color by William Vandivert (via LIFE)
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A captured German U-Boat on display in London following the end of WWI, with Tower Bridge visible in the background.
London, England - 1918
A British shopkeeper hanging up a sign during the Blitz which reads, “Business as usual Mr. Hitler.”
London, England - 1940
(Photo by George Rodger)
The damage done to a road in London following the first bombing raid of the Blitz.
September 7, 1940.
Winston Churchill speaking at the Royal Albert Hall, during a celebration in honor of American Thanksgiving.
London, England - November 23, 1944.
After suffering a blast from a German bomb during the Blitz, a London shopkeeper opens up his store the next day in defiance.
On the sign he writes the following:
Business as usual.
Many businesses in London stayed open with similar sentiments despite some suffering serious damage from German bombings.
The Start of the Blitz:
London is bombed by Nazi Germany in what will become 57 consecutive nights in which bombs are dropped on the city.
The Blitz would last eight months.
September 7, 1940 - 71 years ago today
A boy holding his stuffed animal after being abandoned following a German bombing raid during the Blitz.
Londoners enjoying themselves on Christmas amid German bombing raids.
London - December 25, 1940.
