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Coventry Blitz

Coventry Blitz was a battle fought in 1940 at Coventry, in what is now United Kingdom; it lasted about 2 years. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Coventry. It was part of the home front during World War II. The recorded result: Coventry city centre severely damaged by German air raids.

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Fought1940lasted about 2 years
WhereCoventry, United Kingdom52.417N, 1.517W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCoventry city centre severely damaged by German air raids
BelligerentsNazi GermanyagainstUnited Kingdom
Part ofhome front during World War IIthe Blitz

Where it sits in the home front during World War II

Coventry Blitz, 1940the Blitz, 1940Second Great Fire of London, 1940Belfast Blitz, 194119401941Coventry Blitz, 1940
4 placed engagements of the home front during World War II in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1940 (year precision)
to 1942
PlaceCoventry, United Kingdom
52.417N, 1.517W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Coventry BlitzCoventry BlitzSiege of KenilworthBattle of Bosworth FieldBattle of Camp HillBirmingham BlitzBattle of Kings NortonSiege of KenilworthBattle of Bosworth FieldBattle of Kings NortonManchesterCardiffLiverpoolNottinghamStokeLutonOxfordCambridge100 km52.417N, 1.517W
Placed at Coventry; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Coventry Blitz
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Coventry Blitz today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-06-19. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 100 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 59 to 190 m, 131 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 58% built-up, 29% tree cover, 12% grassland.

built-up: 58%tree cover: 29%grassland: 12%built-up 58%tree cover 29%grassland 12%
west to east, 10.0 km79 to 124 mnorth to south, 10.0 km71 to 126 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1940

Coventry Blitz is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1875586, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Coventry Blitz, revision 1379160608, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.