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Originally Posted by tcolvin
A controversial letter appeared in today's Guardian.
"Letters, The Guardian, Friday 9 October 2009
… Hitler took revenge on Coventry for the bombing of Munich by the RAF. He was incensed at the attack on the city known as the birthplace of his Nazi party. His revenge was to entirely remove from existence the medieval city centre of Coventry as a demonstration of his ruthlessness and insane power…"
But is Litherland correct?
Tony
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Shouldn't think so. The writer offers no source but, like any paper, the Guardian seems to publish its quota of fact-free letters. According to Max Hastings' "Bomber Command" the first Main Force attack on Munich was in September 1942.
9th October 2009, 20:12
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