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The 'Birmingham Blitz' was the heavy bombing of the city of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, beginning on 9 August 1940 and ending on 23 April 1943. Situated in the Midlands, Birmingham is an important industrial and manufacturing location and is also heavily populated, being the UK's second largest city. 2,241 people were killed, and 3,010 seriously injured. A further 3,682 sustained lesser injuries. 12,391 houses, 302 factories and 239 other buildings were destroyed, with many more damaged.
The first fatality of the bombing in Birmingham was a soldier in Erdington, home on leave from his unit. That night, eight bombs were dropped by a single German plane. It is believed the intended target was Fort Dunlop or Bromford Tubular Rolling Mills.

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Important industrial targets

References

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Important industrial targets

Name	Location	Production
Aerodrome Factory	Castle Bromwich	1,200+ Spitfires & Lancasters
Austin "Shadow Factory"	Longbridge	2,866 Fairey Battles, Hurricanes, Stirlings & Lancasters
Austin Works	Longbridge	500 Military Vehicles/week
Rover	Solihull	Bristol Hercules Engines
Fisher and Ludlow	Birmingham	Lancaster Wings, Shell Casings, Bombs
Reynold	Birmingham	Spitfire Wing Space, Light Alloy Tubing
GEC	Birmingham	Plastic Components
SU Carburettors	Birmingham	Aero-carburettors
Birmingham Small Arms Factory	Birmingham	Rifles

Other targets included:
Dunlop, Lucas, Metro-Cammell, Morris Commercial, British Timken, Hudson's Whistles and the Monitor Radio Company.

References

★ ''The Story of Erdington - From Sleepy Hamlet to Thriving Suburb'', Douglas V. Jones, 1989, Westwood Press (ISBN 0-948025-05-0)

External links

★ Recollections of eye witnesses (video)

★ Bombing account

★ More information

★ Birmingham - the workshop of the war