Norwich Blitz

The Norwich Blitz refers to the heavy bombing of Norwich and surrounding area by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. The bombings launched on numerous British cities were known as the Blitz.

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1940 — 1942  Wikidata
aerial bombing of a city, Nazi Germany, United Kingdom, 

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1940 — 1942 Norwich Blitz

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1381-07-03T00:00:00Z

1381 Battle of North Walsham

1549-07-18T00:00:00Z

1549-09-06T00:00:00Z

1549 Kett's Rebellion

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1916-04-24T00:00:00Z

1916 Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	501	Kingdom of East Anglia		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Yarmouth	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1381	Battle of North Walsham	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1549	Kett's Rebellion	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft	German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Norwich Blitz	Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Second World War Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Battery, 345m east of Decoy Farm, Mautby	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		East Dereham Breckland District Emergency Centre	Breckland District Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Eastern air raid shelter at Carrow Works	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Norwich Broadland District Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Broadland District Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Norwich Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		RAF Bawburgh	Royal Air Force station, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Bungay Castle	archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		North Elmham chapel and manor house	fortified manor house, English Heritage, archaeological site, chapel	Wikidata
site	castle	1066	Norwich Castle	archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, museum	Wikidata
site	museum		100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Norfolk Tank Museum	collection, military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum		RAF Air Defence Radar Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Seething Control Tower Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum	independent museum, aviation museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2019	RAF Coltishall Heritage Centre	military museum	Wikidata