Wwii Bombing In England

hc4361 | 22:16 Sun 03rd May 2015 | History

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When was the last bomb(s) dropped in England during WWII?

Does anyone have a simple answer?

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THECORBYLOON

March '45 according to this site, http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/72/a4439072.shtml

hc4361

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1945? I'm all of a confuddle now

Jackdaw33

Why, the war didn't end till May 1945.

hc4361

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I've just read so many conflicting stories about the very last bomb to drop in England by German aircraft.

boxtops

I don't know about anywhere else in England, but the last shell in Dover fell here at 7:15pm on 26th September 1944

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Jackdaw33

The last v2 rockets exploded in Britain on 27th March 1945

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-2_rocket#Final_use

jno

V1s and V2s landed all right, but they weren't dropped by planes (which hadn't been able to get here for years); so it's a matter of whether you count them as bombs for your purpose.

hc4361

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Thanks all.

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