Colour Pictures Of London Under Siege From Nazi Bombers During World War Two

Standing tall: The spire of the Central Criminal Court - better known as the Old Bailey - rises defiantly in a landscape scarred by a heavy German air raid

Blitz Britain: Amazing Colour Pictures Of London Under Siege From Nazi Bombers During World War Two -- The Daily Mail

For many, photographs from the Second World War have only been seen in grainy black and white images, removing them far away from the destruction wrought by Nazi Germany.

But now, new colour images have emerged that bring the horror of The Blitz to life to mark the 70th anniversary of the launch of Winston Churchill's 'V for Victory' campaign on July 19, 1941.

The air raids by German Luftwaffe planes were terrifying - but they failed in their key aims to demoralise the British people and destroy the country's war economy.

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My Comment: it is hard to imagine a place like London being bombed in such a fashion .... but bomb she was ... and as the pictures reveal, it was extensive.