Tag: WW2
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94 High Street Vault and the Second World War: Unravelling the Mysteries
The onslaught of the Second World War on Southampton had a momentous impact on the town. During the war there were 57 occurrences of air raids, over 30,000 bombs were dropped on the town, and 631 people are known to have paid the ultimate price. The worst nights of bombings, sometimes known as the ‘Southampton…
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The Hoglands Park Raid
On the edge of one of Southampton’s green spaces, Hoglands Park, is a small plaque recording an event that took place over 80 years ago. An air-raid shelter located in the park took a direct hit. Over the decades, this tale has become one of the most well-known in Southampton’s wartime story, but parts of…
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St Michael’s Church and the Luftwaffe?
An enduring story that is often repeated on guided tours and in history books goes that during the Second World War (1939-45) St Michael’s Church was purposefully left untouched because it was used as a landmark by German navigators and pilots. In other renderings of the story, the church was left because it was deemed…
Andy V Skinner 