Swansea Blitz

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Swansea Blitz
Part of the Strategic bombing campaign of World War II
Mothers and children in a working-class area of Swansea have tea and sandwiches from a mobile canteen after a night's bombing (Photo: Imperial War Museums)
Date 1941 Location Swansea
Belligerents
Nazi Germany	United Kingdom
Casualties and losses
Unknown	230 killed, 397 injured

The Swansea Blitz was the heavy and sustained bombing of Swansea by the German Luftwaffe from 19 to 21 February 1941. A total of 230 people were killed and 397 were injured. Swansea was selected by the Germans as a legitimate strategic target due to its importance as a port and docks and the oil refinery just beyond, and its destruction was key to Nazi German war efforts as part of their strategic bombing campaign aimed at crippling coal export and demoralizing civilians and emergency services.^[1]