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The burnt-out shell of Charles Church, at the heart of Plymouth, is kept as the city's memorial to its civilian dead. Gutted by incendiary bombs during the Plymouth Blitz of March 1941, the medieval church was preserved as a ruin and dedicated as a memorial to the roughly 1,200 citizens killed in the air raids of 1939-1945.
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What this page does not claim
- This is a civilian Blitz memorial for the people of Plymouth, not a Soviet or convoy-specific memorial; Plymouth's Royal Navy memorial is listed separately on this map.
- Names of individuals are not reproduced in this discovery record.
- Endorsement by any named institution; the source is cited for documentary research only.
Sources
- AImperial War Museums — IWM War Memorials Register record for Charles Church, Plymouth — the Blitz civilian memorial (preserved ruin).archived ↗
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