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What was the impact on the 2nd World War on Croydon?
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What was the impact on the 2nd World War on Croydon? During the Second World War, Croydon was involved in heavy bombing raids. This bombing caused a high number of casualties and destroyed many houses. It disrupted daily life, with evacuations to the countryside taking place. Homeless people roamed the streets and the government had to keep the country together despite this war going on. Croydon, was a must hit borough for the Germans, this was due to Croydon Airport's strategic importance. It was home to many fighter squadrons, which the Luftwaffe bombers very much had in mind. Croydon Airport became top of the Germans list in the London Blitz and it was destroyed with all training aircraft inside damaged and unusable. "Worst-hit Borough", this is what an article, published in a local newspaper in 1944, said about Croydon. The article also states that there were 141 flying bombs, 211 people killed and...
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