Portsmouth during the blitz - picture special | Nostalgia
It happened between 5pm on January 10, 1941, and the early hours of January 11.
During the entire blitz, 930 people were killed in Portsmouth and 2,837 injured. More than 6,000 properties were destroyed.
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