| Oct |
First successful Rocket test firing by Nazis |
| Dec |
First test launch of a V1 Flying bomb |
| 1943 |
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| June |
British Intelligence identifies a Rocket on the Peenemunde secret weapons site |
| Winter |
Allied bombed destroy many flying bomb site in the Pas de Calais |
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This delays the start of the attacks but the Nazis build new, more portable, launch sites |
| 1944 |
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| 12th June |
First salvo of Flying bombs launched against London |
| 13th June |
First V1 to Hit London explodes in Grove Road Bow Killing 6 |
| 16th June |
British newspapers report Pilotless planes are raiding London |
| week ending 17th June |
In the part of South London studied 37 V1s/ killing 12 9 people |
| 18th June |
V1 Hits Guards Chapel St James in the middle of the morning service killing 141 |
| 18th June |
AA batteries ordered to stop shooting down V1's as they are falling on built up areas |
| 21st June |
AA batteries and barrage ballooons established in a line along the North Downs |
| week ending 24th June |
In the part of South London studied 100 V1s/ killing 426 people |
| 30thJune |
V1 outside Air Ministry in Aldwych Kills 48 |
| 30thJune |
Upto 100 V1's a day hitting London |
| 30th June |
29 killed when V1 hits Childrens home in Crockham Hill Kent |
| week ending 1st July |
In the part of South London studied 127 V1's/ killing 358 people |
| 3rdjuly |
74 killed when US army living quarters are hit at Sloane Court |
| 5th July |
Churchill makes statement about the V1 attacks in Parliament |
| week ending 8th July |
In the part of South London studied 120 V1's/killing 262 people |
| 67th July |
Immediate benefit is felt with reduced V1 launches after alllied bombing of storage depots |
| 12th July |
38 Killed when a V1 hit a Cinema in East Grinstead |
| week ending 15th July |
In the part of South London studied 61 V1's/killing 147 people |
| 19th July |
AA guns are moved from the North Downs to the South Coast |
| week ending 22nd July |
In the part of South London studied 92 V1's/killing 174 people |
| 28th July |
V1 Hits Lewisham market Killing 59 people |
| 28th July |
V1 Hits resteraunt in Kensington High street Killing 44 people |
| week ending 29nd July |
In the part of South London studied 63 V1's/ killing 161 people |
| 2nd August |
V1 on a resteraunt in Beckenham kills 48 |
| 5th August |
Co op in Lordship Lane East Dulwich Hit by V1 killing 23 |
| week ending 5th August |
In the part of South London studied 76 V1's/killing 172 people |
| From 10th August |
Rate of V1's drastically reduced due to more effective air defences |
| week ending 12th August |
In the part of South London studied 32 V1s/ killing 50 people |
| week ending 19th August |
In the part of South London studied 26 V1's/ killing 111 people |
| week ending 26 th August |
In the part of South London studied 13 V1'/ killing 30 people |
| week ending 23rd Sept |
In the part of South London studied 4 V1's/v2s/ killing 19 people |
| September |
V1 site in France over run by allies and V1 attacks end |
| 7th September |
Herbert Morrison announces that the Battle of London is over |
| 8th September |
First V2 strikes Stavely Road In Chiswick |
| 17th September |
After the allied invastion at Arnhem V2 attacks are stopped |
| first week October |
V2 attacks re commence from new position in the Hague |
| October |
V1's recommence now being air launched from Heinkel 111's |
| week ending 21st October |
In the part of South London studied 2 V1's/v2's/ killing 14 people |
| week ending 28th October |
In the part of South London studied 5 V1's/v2's /killing 16 people |
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| week ending 4th November |
In the part of South London studied 5 V1's/v2's/killing 60 people |
| 10th November |
Churchill admist Britain is under attack again |
| week ending 11th November |
In the part of South London studied 2 V1's/v2's/killing 38 people |
| week ending 18th November |
In the part of South London studied 3 V1's/v2's/killing 15 people |
| 25th November |
V2 Hits Woolworths In New Cross Killing 173 people |
| week ending 25th November |
In the part of South London studied 3 V1's/v2's/killing 182 people |
| week ending 9th December |
In the part of South London studied 3 V1's/v2's/ killing 21 people |
| week ending 16th December |
In the part of South London studied 5 V1's/v2's/ killing 35 people |
| week ending 23rd December |
In the part of South London studied 2 V1's/v2's/ killing 17 people |
| week ending 30th December |
In the part of South London studied 1 V1's/v2's/ killing 3 people |
| 43460 |
V2 Hits Prince of Wales Pub In Mckenzie Road Islington Killing 68 |
| 1945 |
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| 6th January |
Block of Flats at Folkestone Gardens Deptford hit by V2 Killing 52 |
| weekend ending 6th January |
In the part of South London studied 12 V1's/v2's/ killing 77 people |
| weeke ending 13th January |
In the part of South London studied 4 V1's/v2's / killing 15 people |
| week ending 20th January |
In the part of South London studied 2 V1's/v2's / killing 24 people |
| week ending 27th Ja=nuary |
In the part of South London studied 5 V1's/v2's / killing 52 people |
| weeken endiing rd February |
In the part of South London studied 1 v1's/v2's/killing 34 people |
| weeken endiing 17th February |
In the part of South London studied 3 v1's/v2's /killing 32 people |
| weeken endiing 24thFebruary |
In the part of South London studied 1 v1's/v2's/ with no fatalaties |
| weeken endiing 1st March |
In the part of South London studied 3 v1's/v2's 3 deaths |
| weeken endiing 8th March |
In the part of South London studied 8 v1's/v2's 70 deaths |
| 8th March 1945 |
V2 Hits Smithfield market killing 110 people |
| Week ending 15h March |
In the part of South London studied 3 v1's/v2's 18 deaths |
| Week ending 22nd March |
In the part of South London studied1 v1's/v2's no fatalites |
| 27th March |
V2 Hits Hughes Mansions stepney killing 131 people |
| 27rth March |
Final V2 falls in Court Road Orpington Killing one person |
| 28th March |
Last V1 lands in Swanscombe Kent |