How did air raid and bombings affect English citizens during World War II?

Answer 1

They affected the cities mostly.
Children were evacuated to the countryside, no lights were allowed to be exposed at night so people had to put blackout curtains on their windows.
People had to be trained as Air Raid Wardens in every district to co-ordinate search and rescue and fire fighting.
Most people had access to an air raid shelter either in their own garden or in a communal shelter. In London the Underground railway was used for this.
City parks were used as sites for anti-aircraft guns, searchlights and barrage balloons.
During the worst of the bombing in 1940 -43 people would spend a lot of nights in the shelters.
Later in the war the main threat was from the V1 flying bomb which targetted mainly London and South-East england. It was a crude form of cruise missile which was not very accurate but when its engine cut out it just crashed to ground ten seconds later so people knew they had ten seconds to take cover.
The worst missile was the V2 rocket which exceeded the speed of sound so you couldn't hear it coming before the massive explosion so you had no chance to take cover.
This was the product of a man called Wernher von Braun who was not executed at the end of the war like the other war criminals but was employed by the americans to lead their missile and space program and lived a long life unlike his victims.

Answer 2

They organized very well and readily into groups for Civil Service. Every block had Air Raid Commanders and Assistants. There were medical posts set up for the injured, and digging teams to get the live and dead out of the rubble of bricks when they were hit. It was frightening and certainly devastating to try and work under those conditions, let alone lay your head down in a nice warm bed? No Way. They had to go to cellars and bomb shelters all the time. They had a shortage of food in some areas and set up temp kitchens. Lights were put out all over London so nothing could be seen by the air. Thank heaven for the Foggy nights.

Answer 3

Their were fears the California ought to get bombed with techniques from the eastern and some situations their were defective warnings of an air raid yet they were by no skill bombed. the eastern as you comprehend did bomb Pear Harbor. you gained't comprehend that they bombed Dutch Harbor in Alaska besides as invading and occupying the Islands of Attu and Kiska which if of the coast of Alaska. additionally they unsuccessful bombed a miles off component to Oregon. also, the eastern did have weird and wonderful hearth bombing experiments were they could use wind currents and kits strapped with explosives that ought to carry over to the U.S. and explode, those all started some wildfires.

Answer 4

Many people had to move their children to the countryside to prevent them from getting hurt. The countryside was safe because the bombers were targeting big cities like London not small 1 acre farms. And of course, many people died. Civilian life also changed because they had to make air shelters and daily drills were held. In some cities, gas masks were issued to prevent poison bombs. Children games also turned into war themes. For example, a simple game of cards had soldiers, bombers etc. on it.

Answer 5

The Blitz killed 43,000 people and destroyed over a million homes, but failed to knock Britain out of the war. See link for more reading.

Answer 6

Sorry, but this is kind of a no brainer. It scared them, they lost their homes, their families, their friends, their security, the innocence of their children, their lively hoods, and their houses of worship. Just like it effects any society. In a terrible way.

Answer 7

It displaced them, yet it gave them a stronger national identity, which strengthened them in the long run, and made their spirits inextinguishable.

Answer 8

Gave them anger, fear, but mostly resolve to defeat Germany and not give up.

Answer 9

hmm i dunno...it killed them maybe....and if they werent killed, it destroyed their cities and their workplaces, the stores they shopped at