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Start of World War II
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First Bombing of the Merseyside.
This marked the date of the first set of bombs dropped on the Merseyside area in Birkenhead. Also marked the first casualty of Liverpool’s 'Blitz'. -
First bombing of Liverpool City
First bombs dropped on the city itself. Damage included Liverpool Overhead railway. -
Liverpool Cathedral damaged
A oncoming bomb blast damaged a large part of Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral whilst it was in construction, delaying its progress. -
Heavy raid on the Docks
Heavy raid on Liverpools famous docks area also damaging many warehouses. The Argyle Theatre in Birkenhead was also seriously damaged at this time. -
200th Raid on Merseyside
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Heaviest Raids to date
Heaviest air raids so far in Liverpool with 200 people killed in total as the first land mines were dropped. 164 people were killed when a shelter underneath the Junior Technical School situated on Durning Road, collapsed. -
300th Raid
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Start of the Christmas Raids
Lasting 3 grim nights between the 20th and the 22nd was the infamous ‘Christmas Raids’, which saw 365 people killed. A further 1399 children were evacuated out of Liverpool between these dates. -
Winston Churchill visits Liverpool
Winston Churchill visits Liverpool to see the city and port, as well as to try and boost the areas moral. Luftwaffe attacks this month were limited to just three his month, Conserving energy and resources for perhaps the worst period of bombing outside London during the war - the upcoming ‘May Blitz’. -
Beginning of The May Blitz
Worst single period of bombing on Merseyside during the Second World War. 1453 People killed in Liverpool alone in the following week. -
Worst Night of the May Blitz
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Final day of the May Blitz
Despite only having lasted 7 days it marked a period of mass slaughter and destruction, with 51,000 people made homeless in Liverpool alone, with a further 25,000 made homeless in the nearby area of Bootle. -
Heavy Raids On Liverpool Docks
East Gladstone Dock is heaviest damaged. -
Final Raid on Merseyside
