Barrow Blitz

The Barrow Blitz is the name given to the Luftwaffe bombings of Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom during World War II. They took place primarily during April and May 1941, although the earliest Luftwaffe bombing occurred in September 1940. VSEL shipyard was the main target for bombing alongside Barrow's steelworks, which were formerly the largest in the world.

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1940 — 1942  Wikidata
bombardment, Nazi Germany, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 54.1167, -3.2167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1940 — 1942 Barrow Blitz

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1940	Barrow Blitz	Nazi Germany, bombardment	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1828	Vickers	manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, Manufacture of military fighting vehicles, arms industry, business, building of ships and floating structures, machinery industry and plant construction, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1871	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering	shipbuilding, marine engineering, shipyard, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	2003	BAE Systems Submarines	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	bunker		Abbottswood Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Arnside Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Dalton Castle	local museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Piel Castle	archaeological site, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1093	Lancaster Castle	castle, defunct prison, tourist attraction, debtors' prison	Wikidata
site	castle	1258	Muncaster Castle	English country house, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	museum	1929	Kings Own Royal Regiment Museum	local authority museum, military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	RAF Millom Museum	military museum	Wikidata