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82 years ago today on Monday April 7th 1941 the Luftwaffe return to Clydeside and the surrounding areas. Only 3 weeks after the devastating attacks of March 1941 this attack is often overlooked even though it was a major attack. targetclydeside.co.uk

Just before midnight, a high explosive bomb lands at the junction of Kent St and London Rd Glasgow, killing 16 people. In the background you can see the roof of St Alphonsus Church. The site today is where many Glaswegians first savored hot doughnuts at the famous Barras market.

My 15 year old grandmother had spent many nights in March and April in a damp cold Anderson shelter in the back of 79 Allander St in Possilpark. On this night she refused. She had a shift the next morning in Woodside Engineering in Stronend St making ballbearings for tanks.

One of the most bizarre stories in wartime Glasgow was that the reason bombs never landed in Shawlands was that Hitler's nephew lived there. As strange as this sounds Hitler did have a nephew who was born in Britain. His half-brother Alois had lived in Liverpool and had a son.

The official death toll for this attack was 60 people. 51 in Glasgow, 7 in Bishopbriggs and 2 in Paisley. A further 37 bombs fell in East Kilbride and Strathaven, 122 in Lanarkshire, 60 in Renfrewshire, 49 in Dumbartonshire and 11 in Paisley.

One key aim of @BISAWarStudies is to engage with the local history of war in the cities that BISA - British International Studies Association hosts its annual conference. This year, in Glasgow, we are looking forward to welcoming Marc Conaghan to talk about the Clydeside Blitz. Join us for this free public talk.

Need a touch of local history during lunch? Come and watch Marc Conaghan’s talk on the Clydeside Blitz, brought to you by BISA War Studies Tay room Hilton Glasgow

A massive thank you to Marc Conaghan for joining us at #BISA2023 (BISA - British International Studies Association) in Glasgow for our lunchtime lecture on the Clydeside Blitz - The topic was also recorded for an episode of History Hit Warfare out soon. In the meantime, check out Marc’s work here TargetClydeside.

This was one of my favourite sessions at #BISA2023 (BISA - British International Studies Association), thanks Marc Conaghan for taking the time to reveal this important local history of WW2.

On the 13th of July 1940 2 Luftwaffe planes drop 19 high-explosive bombs over Renfrewshire. Bombs land at Bridge of Weir, Houston, Kilmacolm, Inverkip, Barrhead and Paisley with no damage or casualties recorded.

On the 13th of July 1940, the Luftwaffe attacked Greenock dropping 10 high-explosive bombs. 2 people are killed and 13 were injured.

On the 17 July 1940. The Luftwaffe attacked Glasgow with a single Dornier Do17 plane. They drop 4 250kg bombs on Blawarthill St, killing 3 people. The same plane drops 4 more 50kg bombs near Tinto Park in Craigton, Glasgow. This is the first time Glasgow is bombed in WWII.

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WW2: The Deadliest Blitz? History Hit Warfare History Hit💥 James Patton Rogers welcomes Marc Conaghan to talk about his years of research and study on the Clydeside and Clyde Bank Blitz, taking us through the 48 hours of destruction this region faced... hpbl.uk/yourls/blitz

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Great to see our episode on ‘WW2: The Deadliest Blitz?’ making the Top 5 this week. It was a please to travel to Glasgow and to talk with Marc Conaghan about the bombing of the region by the Luftwaffe - a largely forgotten aspect of the Second World War: podfollow.com/the-world-wars…

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