Editing Norwich (section)

====Second World War====
{{main|Norwich Blitz}}
Norwich suffered extensive bomb damage during [[World War II]], affecting large parts of the old city centre and Victorian terrace housing around the centre. Industry and the rail infrastructure also suffered. The heaviest raids occurred on the nights of 27/28 and 29/30 April 1942; as part of the [[Baedeker raids]] (so-called because Baedeker's series of tourist guides to the [[British Isles]] were used to select propaganda-rich targets of cultural and historic significance rather than strategic importance). [[Lord Haw-Haw]] made reference to the imminent destruction of Norwich's new [[City Hall, Norwich|City Hall]] (completed in 1938), although in the event it survived unscathed. Significant targets hit included the Morgan's Brewery building, [[Colman's]] [[Wincarnis]] works, [[Norwich City railway station|City Station]], the Mackintosh chocolate factory, and shopping areas including St Stephen's St and St Benedict's St, the site of Bond's [[department store]] (now [[John Lewis (department store)|John Lewis]]) and Curl's (later Debenhams) department store.

229 citizens were killed in the two Baedeker raids with 1,000 others injured, and 340 by bombing throughout the war — giving Norwich the highest air raid casualties in Eastern England. Out of the 35,000 domestic dwellings in Norwich, 2,000 were destroyed, and another 27,000 suffered some damage.<ref name="oldcity.org.uk">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oldcity.org.uk/norwich/history/history09.php |title=A History of Norwich – 20th Century Norwich |website=www.oldcity.org.uk |access-date=5 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205074817/http://www.oldcity.org.uk/norwich/history/history09.php |archive-date=5 February 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1945 the city was also the intended target of a brief [[V-2 rocket]] campaign, though all these missed the city itself.<ref>4 Civil Defence Region bombing reports at National Archive</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Air Raid!: The Enemy Air Offensive against East Anglia, 1939–45 |last=Bowyer |first=Michael |publisher=Patrick Stephens |location=Wellingborough |date=1986 |isbn=9780850596854}} {{page needed|date=May 2020}}</ref>