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Britain had been expecting air raids long before Adolf Hitler ordered his Luftwaffe to bomb the city of Londonon the 7th September 1940 and had taken many precautions to protect themselves from the bombs.
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Describe the effects on everyday life in Britain Britain had been expecting air raids long before Adolf Hitler ordered his Luftwaffe to bomb the city of London on the 7th September 1940 and had taken many precautions to protect themselves from the bombs. The government had predicted that 100000 tonnes of bombs would fall on London in the first fortnight of the war. They expected thousands of civilians would be killed and injured. Many cardboard coffins were made and lime pits were dug for mass burial. It was presumed that the Germans would use gas, as they had done in the First World War; therefore gas masks were distributed to all of the population and were to be carried at all times. Many people built shelters in their gardens, in the cities people would hide under the stairs or they were supplied with Morrison shelters which could be set up under the table....
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