{"id":51458,"date":"2023-05-05T23:24:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T21:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=51458"},"modified":"2023-05-05T23:24:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T21:24:39","slug":"the-signs-related-to-world-war-ii-air-raids-surviving-in-british-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/05\/05\/the-signs-related-to-world-war-ii-air-raids-surviving-in-british-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"The signs related to World War II air raids surviving in British cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several cities in the United Kingdom experienced a brutal wave of German aerial bombardment between 1940 and 1941: the offensive known as the Blitz.<\/p>\n

An autumn walk through a playground and the center of Kiev after a Russian missile attack<\/a><\/rel>
\nAn air raid shelter from the World War II today abandoned but still with light<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

Due to these attacks, many air-raid shelters were built<\/strong>, and in the case of London the subway was used for that purpose. The British civil defense organized a system of signs to indicate to the population the location of these shelters<\/strong> and thus facilitate their safe removal as quickly as possible. Signs were also painted to indicate people where they could find water<\/strong> after these bombings (since the supply pipes were destroyed in many cases).<\/p>\n

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A World War II bomb shelter indicator in Frankham Street, London (Photo: Blitzwalkers<\/a>).<\/div>\n

Indications were also painted for the firefighters<\/strong>, in order to be able to locate the hydrants to connect their hoses and put out the numerous fires that these attacks caused. A few days ago, Mark Felton<\/a>, who publishes very interesting military history content on YouTube , dedicated a video to explaining the meaning of these symbols that many Britons today are probably unaware of:<\/strong><\/p>\n