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strategic bombing
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Originally posted by Spanky
Actually, in the beginning of the battle for Britain, the Luftwaffe was only bombing and attacking RAF bases. And it was working. But then England bombed Berlin and so Hitler, for revenge, directed Goering to bomb London. During the blitz the RAF was able to recover and turn the tide of the war.
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As I think I've posted here, it was a little more complicated. A Luftwaffe night raid trying to hit the docks near London -- a military target -- dropped bombs instead on civilian areas. In retaliation, the English bombed Berlin. Hitler then ordered the shift in focus from military to civilian targets.
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