The blitz lasted 9 months of unrelenting bombing, London was the main target but 16 cities, killing 60,000 civilians. The Germans desiccated the area around St Paul cathedral, where the their aim was to take down the stock exchange. In actuality, the Brits had already dispersed their central stock exchange. This picture shows Saint Pauls Cathedral surrounded by post World War II modern buildings. How did the British win the war, the Brits out maneuvered the Germans.

The British are not particularly organized but when they put their mind to it they excel. They caught a large German spy ring and offered them death or work with the British. Half chose death as they were die hard Natzi but the other half worked with the Brits. The other maneuver was the double cross committee, aka XX, actor David Niven was a member, who would think up ideas to scramble messages and relay false info to the Germans using the spy’s under the direction of Brits. Lastly, the Brits decoded the Enigma code, made famous by the film, The Imitation Game.

The Commonwealth fought with the British, against German, in fact Canadians had heavy casualties.

The Norwegians in their gratitude, send a Christmas tree directly from Oslo, Norway, set up prominently at Trafalgar Square annually. Simon, traveling to London for 2 days told me his Father fought in World War II as a merchant marine was on the boat when the first tree was delivered to the British people.

The symbol of British resistance was St Paul’s Cathedral. Today, modern skyscrapers post WWll replace the downed buildings.