The Blitz
The Blitz, a popular English contraction of the German word Blitzkrieg, was the sustained
and intensive bombing of Britain, particularly London, from September 7, 1940, through to May
1941, by the German Luftwaffe in World War II. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz)
The Blitzkrieg was a specific German strategy in WWII. First they bombed a certain region and
then attacked it and marched on immediately after victory. Luxemburg, Belgium, Holland and a
large part of France were thus taken by surprise.
Herman Goering = Luftwaffe chief
Vocabulary
the air force
an air raid
an arms factory
a casualty
a gun
morale
the RAF
a radar
a raid
a war
to crack
to retaliate
to surrender
Expressions
in a row
more than a fair share
20 killed and 30 injured
to last to mid November
to miss a point
to turn on