Second Great Fire of London
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title:
Second Great Fire of London
text:
The Second Great Fire of London in December 1940 was caused by one of the most destructive air raids of the Blitz during World War II. The Luftwaffe raid caused fires over an area greater than that of the Great Fire of London in 1666, leading one American correspondent to say in a cable to his office that "The second Great Fire of London has begun". Fires started by the raid included an incendiary bomb that broke through the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, which was being guarded by a fire watch te
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Air raid by Germany against London 29–30 December 1940
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Great_Fire_of_London
date created:
2005-10-01T16:58:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T03:00:10Z
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