Brighton Blitz

The Brighton Blitz was the bombing of Brighton by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. Brighton was attacked from the air on 56 recorded occasions between July 1940 and February 1944. Casualties in the area were 198 killed and 357 seriously injured, with 433 receiving minor injures.

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1940 — 1944  Wikidata
airstrike, Nazi Germany, United Kingdom, 
HMS Laforey, SM UB-121, 

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1940-07-01T00:00:00Z

1944-02-01T00:00:00Z

1940 — 1944 Brighton Blitz

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1264-05-14T00:00:00Z

1264 Battle of Lewes

1643-12-13T00:00:00Z

1643-12-13T00:00:00Z

1643 Battle of Bramber Bridge

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1644-01-06T00:00:00Z

1643 — 1644 Siege of Arundel

1690-07-10T00:00:00Z

1690-07-10T00:00:00Z

1690 Battle of Beachy Head

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1695 Action of 18 April 1695

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1707-05-03T00:00:00Z

1707 Action of 2 May 1707

1926-05-11T00:00:00Z

1926-05-11T00:00:00Z

1926 Battle of Lewes Road

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	477	Kingdom of Sussex		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1264	Battle of Lewes	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Bramber Bridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Siege of Arundel	siege, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1690	Battle of Beachy Head	Kingdom of France, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1695	Action of 18 April 1695	Denmark–Norway, Swedish Empire, Kingdom of England, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1707	Action of 2 May 1707	France, naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1926	Battle of Lewes Road	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Brighton Blitz	airstrike, Nazi Germany	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Holland 5	submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-121	U-boat, Type UB III submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-275	U-boat, Type VIIC submarine	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1940	Seaford Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Horsham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Lewes Castle	archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Arundel Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Bramber Castle	castle ruin, architectural structure, English Heritage, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Littlehampton Redoubt	artillery fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1857	Shoreham Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1864	Newhaven Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Military Heritage Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1913	HMS Laforey	shipwreck, destroyer, Laforey-class destroyer	Wikidata
site	tower	1810	Martello Tower No. 74	Martello tower	Wikidata
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