World World II bomb sites
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Though never a major target for the bombers, East Lancashire was hit many times from the air by the Nazis during the Second World War, with high explosives, incendiaries and land mines.
Here's our comprehensive map showing Hitler's strike from the skies - details that the censored wartime newspapers couldn't carry.
Its extent may surprise even those who remember East Lancashire having a ‘quiet’ war.
View Where bombs fell in East Lancashire during World War II in a larger map
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