Appendix XLII
The 'Baby Blitz'
(Notable German Night Attacks
January-May, 1944)

(Compiled from British and German Sources)

I 2 3 4 5 6 7
Night Target Sorties Losses
Monthly
Tonnage
on U.K.
Tonnage
on
Target
Col. (6)
as % of
Col. (5)
Jan. 21 London 447 268 32   12
29 " 285 57 158 36.5 23

(7.8%)


Feb. 3 " 240 167 26   16
13 " 230 161 4   2
18 " 200 185 139   75
20 " 200 160 118   74
22 " 185 167 75   45
23 " 161 114 49   43
24 " 170 72 128 89   70

(5-2%)


March 1 " 165 166 56   34
14 " 187 162 81   50
19 Hull 131 92 --   0
21 London 144 J37 87   64
24 " 143 98 52   53
27 Bristol 139 75 100 0

(8-3%)


April 18 London 125 114 53   46
20 Hull 130 49 0
23 Bristol 117 62 --   0
25 Shipping at Portsmouth 193 42 ..   ..
26 " 78 30 ..   ..
27 " 60 -- ..   ..
28 " 58 2 ..   ..
29 Plymouth 101 75 52 8   13

(8-7%)


May 14 Bristol 91 83 3   4
15 Portsmouth 106 44 1.4 3
22 " 104 17 1.5 9
27 Weymouth 28 28 13   46
28 Torquay ..* Appr. 50
(c. 10%)
10 5   50
29 Talmouth, Portsmouth ..* 16 6   38

NOTE

* The targets quoted for the nights of May 28th and 29th are those mentioned in German broadcast claims According to the German official report, however, the target on the 28th was Falmouth (51 sorties). The report gives no main target for the 29th.

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