For the next 67 nights, the German air force bombed Britain to try and break the sprit of the citizens, but this only made the British citizens more determined to resist defeat to Hitler and his dreadful bombing not only on London but many other cities in Britain. Nearly every night people went to sleep out side in their Anderson shelters or in underground railway stations with hundreds of other people.
These other cities included Coventry, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol, Southampton, Portsmouth, Liverpool, Belfast and many other cities. Coventry was bombed on the 14th November were the German bombers destroyed the city centre and all its ancient buildings and cathedrals. But none of these cities were hit as bad as London, in every week of September 1940 40,000 – 50,000 people lost their homes and had to live in rest centres. The British people would get on with everyday work after a nights raid as if nothing had happened, even though everyone was suffering. The British people were all cheerful in the face of adversity.
German bombers often made mistakes and dropped bombed in wrong places. But when they did hit their targets there were fires and disaster to come along with it. On the 13th September 1940, Buckingham palace was hit by the explosive dropped by the German air force. This was an event that quickened feelings of solidarity among all classes. All the British people felt now that they had the courage and determination to see the blitz through to the end and not to give in and let the Germans think they can win.
At the beginning of the Blitz the government and politicians thought that the citizens of Britain could not withstand the effect and loses due to the Blitz by the Germans and demand peace and an end to the bombing. There were more civilian casualties and deaths than militarily in Britain, but this did not bruise their determination. The British people trusted the government and politicians and were determined to defeat the enemy by continuing to do their best for the war effort.
The Blitz finally ended in May 1941, when Hitler realised that the British were not going to surrender. So the Germans decided to invade Russia. Raids still continued for the British, but the ordeal of the Blitz was over.
In this essay I have explained and expanded on the effect of the Blitz on everyday life of the British people. I have come to the conclusion that during the Blitz the British people were determined not to let the Germans crush them no matter how bad things got in Britain. All the British people stood up for each other and got on with everyday life.
