These raids became known as the Baedeker Blitz and started during 1942. The first Baedeker raid is thought to be the one carried out on Exeter on several nights between April 23 and May 4 of that ...

However, sporadic and lethal raids, using increasingly larger bombs, continued for several more years. The 'Baedeker' raids in 1942 targeted historic cities including Canterbury, York and Exeter ...