Leeds Blitz | |||||||
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Part of the Strategic bombing campaign of World War II | |||||||
Directions to an ARP shelter at the University of Leeds | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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The Leeds Blitz comprised nine air raids on the city of Leeds by the Nazi German Luftwaffe. The heaviest raid took place on the night of 14/15 March 1941, affecting the city centre, Beeston,[1] Bramley[2] and Armley.[1][3] The city was subjected to other raids during the Second World War, but they were relatively minor; only the March 1941 raid caused widespread damage, including to the city's museum and its artefacts.