Coventry Blitz
The Blitz included the bombing of Coventry
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| conflict = Coventry Blitz |
| conflict = Coventry Blitz |
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| partof = the [[Strategic bombing during World War II|Strategic bombing]] of [[World War II]] |
| partof = the [[Strategic bombing during World War II|Strategic bombing]] of [[World War II]] and [[The Blitz]] |
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| image = Winston Churchill at Coventry Cathedral cph.3a18421.jpg |
| image = Winston Churchill at Coventry Cathedral cph.3a18421.jpg |
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| caption = [[Winston Churchill]], the Mayor J. A. Moseley, the [[Bishop of Coventry]] [[Mervyn Haigh|M. G. Haigh]], the Deputy Mayor [[Alfred Robert Grindlay|A. R. Grindlay]], and others visiting the ruins of [[Coventry Cathedral]] in September 1941 |
| caption = [[Winston Churchill]], the Mayor J. A. Moseley, the [[Bishop of Coventry]] [[Mervyn Haigh|M. G. Haigh]], the Deputy Mayor [[Alfred Robert Grindlay|A. R. Grindlay]], and others visiting the ruins of [[Coventry Cathedral]] in September 1941 |
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| date = 1940–1942 |
| date = 1940–1942 |
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| place = [[Coventry]] |
| place = [[Coventry]] |
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| result = Coventry city centre severely damaged by German air raids |
| result = Coventry city centre severely damaged by German air raids |
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| combatant1 = {{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
| combatant1 = {{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
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| combatant2 = {{flag|United Kingdom}} |
| combatant2 = {{flag|United Kingdom}} |
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{{campaignbox German bombing of Britain 1940–1941}} |
{{campaignbox German bombing of Britain 1940–1941}} |
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