The previous post mentioned the event in London where 173 people were killed in a London air raid shelter. I'd never heard of it, so looked it up on Wikipedia and some other sources.
It occurred at the Bethnal Green station on the Central Line of the Underground. Construction on this stretch started in the 1930s and was largely incomplete with the coming of World War II. Underground factories occupied part of the area and the rest became air raid shelters.
During the Blitz and Battle of Britain, air raids took place most every night, however, by 1943 were much less often. However, since London's East End had plenty of industries and docks, it was still a prime target.
Most attacks seemed to come as a retaliation for British and Allied air attacks on German cities, and the Luftwaffe had switched from slow, large bombers to fast and light ones. Unfortunately, Londoners had less time to get to safety as a result.
This one should have been posted in my History Blog, which is mostly about World War II. For the follow up, go to http://cootershistorything.blogspot.com.
I have to be more careful about which blog I'm on. And, I don't know how to switch them when I do goof up.
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