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Blitz, the

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Blitz, the Name used by the British to describe the night bombings of British cities by the German Luftwaffe (air force) in 1940–41. It is an abbreviation of Blitzkrieg (lightning war), the name used by the German army to describe hard-hitting, surprise attacks on enemy forces.

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