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The mini blitz |
| The mini blitz is the name given to the renewed period of intense bombing of London that commenced on the 3rd February 1944. There were a number of major raids on London including one on the night of the 23rd when 32 boroughs recorded incidents.72 people were killed in Chelsea, by a direct hit on a block of flats in the Kings Road. There were 160 fatalities and 348 serious injuries on that night. In total more than 1000 Londoners lost their lives during the mini blitz which petered out after the 24th March 1944 |