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Canterbury Struck in the Baedeker Air Raids Over Kent
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1942

Canterbury Struck in the Baedeker Air Raids Over Kent

On 31 May 1942, Canterbury’s historic districts were bombed in the Baedeker raids, showing the symbolic and civilian cost of air war.

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On 31 May 1942, Canterbury’s historic districts were bombed in the Baedeker raids, showing the symbolic and civilian cost of air war.
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