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Kingston upon Hull was the most heavily bombed British city outside London. A memorial in the city centre, by the Prudential Building on Queen Victoria Square, marks the Hull Blitz — above all the raids of May 1941, which killed around 420 people in a single period and left much of the old town in ruins. The city's civilian war dead number well over 1,200.
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What this page does not claim
- This is a civilian Blitz memorial for the people of Hull, not a Soviet or convoy-specific memorial; Hull's separate Russian Convoys memorial is listed elsewhere 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 the Hull Blitz memorial (Prudential Building, Queen Victoria Square; May 1941 raids).
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