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No it wasn't. Germany didn't start bombing the UK until 8 August, about seven weeks after the Fall of France. The RAF began bombing Germany on 11 May 1940, so this website should give correct information. (FairleighJ (talk) 14:33, 1 October 2015 (UTC))[reply]
Questionable claim in lead
The lead currently includes this claim:
"Over a period of 267 days (almost 37 weeks), London was attacked 71 times, Birmingham, Liverpool and Plymouth eight times, Bristol six, Glasgow five, Southampton four, Portsmouth and Hull three, and there was also at least one large raid on another eight cities."
The citation is to Andrew Roberts's The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War. The most glaring issue is that in the accepted 7 September 1940 to 21 May 1941 timeframe of The Blitz, Hull actually suffered more than forty attacks in which bombs were actually dropped, resulting in the region of 700 fatalities. It was the case that there were three raids on Hull defined as "heavy" with fatalities of around 100+. Perhaps someone with access to the Roberts book can clarify what it says exactly. Nick Cooper (talk) 16:02, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
Mussolini sent the Italian air force to participate in the Blitz for more than two months from 24th October 1940 until January 1941. Therefore Italy should be included as a belligerent. (79.67.123.132 (talk) 13:28, 28 January 2016 (UTC))[reply]
Dozens of countries contributed, but we're not listing them all as they all fell under the banner of either Britain or Germany. Wait for consensus before adding significant changes like yours.--Dmol (talk) 21:28, 28 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
After 1931 the white Dominions were independent in foreign policy and were no longer considered part of the British Empire. Canada should be listed separately. (79.67.123.132 (talk) 09:24, 29 January 2016 (UTC))[reply]
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The sentence "The Blitz was only authorised when the Luftwaffe had failed to meet preconditions for a 1940 launch of Operation Sea Lion, the provisionally planned German invasion of Britain" should be removed. The Blitz started on 7 September, ten days before Hitler postponed Sea Lion due to the Luftwaffe's failure to gain air superiority over the English Channel.
Mussolini sent the Italian Air Corps to Belgium on 24 October 1940. From there it participated in bombing raids over England until January 1941. (217.42.27.249 (talk) 12:49, 1 May 2016 (UTC))[reply]
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Not done: No reliable reference supplied for the change. Keith D (talk) 20:14, 19 April 2016 (UTC)