Chickens at the 2012 Olympics

[quailgal]

Thaiturkey, That's an interesting historical note and picture! Amazing how the brits were able to get through the The Blitz... Guess I'm among the few who are really looking forward to London olympics

Things will be congested around the city for those lucky enough to be there in person!

 

[thaiturkey]

Thaiturkey, That's an interesting historical note and picture! Amazing how the brits were able to get through the The Blitz... Guess I'm among the few who are really looking forward to London olympics

Things will be congested around the city for those lucky enough to be there in person!

I posted it because it's part of what makes London, and Britain, what it is. The fortitude of Britons is often derided but it took something special for people to get through those times. The death toll and damage puts a few other historical events into context and that's also worth noting as people enjoy the Olympics.

Let's hope that the event passes without any mishap. It will be exactly forty years since the massacre at the Munich Olympics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics

 

[Matthew3590]

The blitz used on england was in my history books this year for the AP Curriculum. Said germany quickly went from bombing military to bombing civilians. I am glad the U.S. does not have to worry about finding old bombs when planning infrastructure projects.

 

[thaiturkey]

The original targets were transport features such as river bridges, airfields and munitions factories. Even them there were civilian casualties. Those targets weren't easy to find at night with the navigation equipment available at the time. Cities were easier to attack.

In addition to explosives, the Luftwaffe dropped incendiary bombs and they could do eve more damage because the fires would spread for a greater distance.

Here's some more i formation about the cities that were bombed.

http://forums.canadiancontent.net/history/96828-world-war-ii-blitz-colour.html

Then, of course, there were the V1 and V2 rocket attacks:

 

[hemet dennis]

I posted it because it's part of what makes London, and Britain, what it is. The fortitude of Britons is often derided but it took something special for people to get through those times. The death toll and damage puts a few other historical events into context and that's also worth noting as people enjoy the Olympics.

Let's hope that the event passes without any mishap. It will be exactly forty years since the massacre at the Munich Olympics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics

And one of the pay backs


The attack during the last week of July, 1943, Operation Gomorrah, created one of the greatest firestorms raised by the RAF and United States Army Air Force in World War II,[2] killing 42,600 civilians and wounding 37,000 in Hamburg and practically destroying the entire city.

 

[thaiturkey]

Well, I guess there was a certain amount of revenge involved in the RAF attacks.

 

[Matthew3590]

The best payback in history was when the british burned down the white house. :/ sucks that it happened though.

 

[chickened]

The original targets were transport features such as river bridges, airfields and munitions factories. Even them there were civilian casualties. Those targets weren't easy to find at night with the navigation equipment available at the time. Cities were easier to attack.

In addition to explosives, the Luftwaffe dropped incendiary bombs and they could do eve more damage because the fires would spread for a greater distance.

Here's some more i formation about the cities that were bombed.

http://forums.canadiancontent.net/history/96828-world-war-ii-blitz-colour.html

Then, of course, there were the V1 and V2 rocket attacks:

The V1 and V2 were also horribly inaccurate. The V1 basically ran out of fuel over England and fell to the ground. It was used more for its' psychological effect.

 

[thaiturkey]

I don't think that accuracy was an issue. They were just pointed at London and given enough fuel to get there. The effect was a bit more than psychological.

 

[chickened]

I don't think that accuracy was an issue. They were just pointed at London and given enough fuel to get there. The effect was a bit more than psychological.

I meant more from the Germans' perspective. It was a folly militarily speaking when resources would have been better spent on planes as suggested by Hitlers' generals.

It was a very indiscriminate weapon that caused severe damage.

In warfare bombing civilian targets rarely has any strategic advantage but does strike at the will of those wanting to fight. The" Battle for Britain" was done to pave the way for an invasion.