What happened in your town/city during WWII?

Dowly · 10-11-06, 08:50 AM

Yea, I know that. But like I said, it doesnt have to be combat related. The work done in the homefront is just as important as is the one that is done in the frontlines.

Oh and small request, if you live in city like London, DO NOT copy&paste a list of ALL the bombings against it. 'It was heavily bombed through out the war' is good enough.

Oberon · 10-11-06, 08:54 AM

We got bombed a few times during WWII, the post office got hit and three people killed. Just down the coast there was a suspected German invasion that was repelled using the 'burning sea' weapon. Google up "Shingle Street invasion"

Kapitan · 10-11-06, 09:02 AM

My town i live inbetween southend and basildon, when the germans flew over they would use the thames as a navigational aid into london and i live at the mouth of the estury, the bombs they didnt drop over london though they ditched into the thames.

Off the coast of Southend lies a shipwreck the ship is called the Richard Montgomery i believe its a liberty ship, but it broke its back and sank with over 2,000 tonnes of ammunition authoities have stated that only about 190 tonnes has been recoverd over the last 50 years and that every year they leave it it becomes more and more dangerous.

Other than that they made the mulberry harbours in london and towed them down the thames, one sank off thorpe bay and is still there today.

Linton · 10-11-06, 09:22 AM

This is a link to a map of v1 crash sites in kent:http://www.edenbridgetown.com/maps/v1.shtml

STEED · 10-11-06, 09:48 AM

What happened in your town/city during WWII?

Nothing a big fat zero.

August · 10-11-06, 09:56 AM

The last ship sunk by a U-Boat (U-853) was just off our shores.

http://www.usmm.org/blackpoint.html

PT boats and torpedos were also tested here and the first Seabee battalions were formed just down the road in Quonset RI. Pretty much the entire bay was turned into a giant Navy base for the duration.

Oberon · 10-11-06, 10:01 AM

Aaay! A Dagenham man! My Dad lives in Dagenham over near Five Elms, drives for first bus out of Dagenham depot.

WutWuzDat · 10-11-06, 10:03 AM

We built the A-Bomb (okay, maybe I don't live in Oak Ridge, but I'm about 3 miles from Anderson county... and about 15 miles from the Oak Ridge city limits)

Captain Nemo · 10-11-06, 09:45 AM

I have lived in Dagenham (East London) most of my life. Industry in Dagenham contributed to the war effort by having the Sterling Engineering Company where both the Lanchester and the Patchett were developed. Sterling also manufactured silenced DeLisle carbines for clandestine British Commando units. The other big contributor was Ford Motor Company which produced 360,000 military vehicles and 34,000 Merlin aero engines. Of course this made the area a target for the Luftwaffe and many civilians lost their lives.

Also, on the corner of Whalebone Lane and the Eastern Avenue, diagonally opposite the Moby Dick pub, is the site of a Saxon moot hall. The adjoining fields were used as a POW camp for Germans during WWII.

My dad was a young boy during WWII and he lived in Ford Road in Dagenham and he told me once that he saw three low flying ME 109s flying towards Romford where they attacked the Gas Works there.

Nemo

10-11-06, 09:02 AM	#3
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	My town i live inbetween southend and basildon, when the germans flew over they would use the thames as a navigational aid into london and i live at the mouth of the estury, the bombs they didnt drop over london though they ditched into the thames. Off the coast of Southend lies a shipwreck the ship is called the Richard Montgomery i believe its a liberty ship, but it broke its back and sank with over 2,000 tonnes of ammunition authoities have stated that only about 190 tonnes has been recoverd over the last 50 years and that every year they leave it it becomes more and more dangerous. Other than that they made the mulberry harbours in london and towed them down the thames, one sank off thorpe bay and is still there today. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

10-11-06, 09:22 AM	#4
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This is a link to a map of v1 crash sites in kent:http://www.edenbridgetown.com/maps/v1.shtml __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

10-11-06, 09:48 AM	#5
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	What happened in your town/city during WWII? Nothing a big fat zero. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

10-11-06, 09:56 AM	#6
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,202 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The last ship sunk by a U-Boat (U-853) was just off our shores. http://www.usmm.org/blackpoint.html PT boats and torpedos were also tested here and the first Seabee battalions were formed just down the road in Quonset RI. Pretty much the entire bay was turned into a giant Navy base for the duration. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

10-11-06, 10:03 AM	#8
WutWuzDat Planesman Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: I can't remember... In front of a PC? Posts: 185 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We built the A-Bomb (okay, maybe I don't live in Oak Ridge, but I'm about 3 miles from Anderson county... and about 15 miles from the Oak Ridge city limits) __________________ - Adam ©1988 - 2008. All rights reserved. Life is like a roll of toliet paper, the older you get, the faster it goes!

10-11-06, 08:50 AM	#1
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,053 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Yea, I know that. But like I said, it doesnt have to be combat related. The work done in the homefront is just as important as is the one that is done in the frontlines. Oh and small request, if you live in city like London, DO NOT copy&paste a list of ALL the bombings against it. 'It was heavily bombed through out the war' is good enough.

10-11-06, 08:54 AM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	We got bombed a few times during WWII, the post office got hit and three people killed. Just down the coast there was a suspected German invasion that was repelled using the 'burning sea' weapon. Google up "Shingle Street invasion"

10-11-06, 10:01 AM	#7
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Aaay! A Dagenham man! My Dad lives in Dagenham over near Five Elms, drives for first bus out of Dagenham depot.

10-11-06, 09:45 AM	#9
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I have lived in Dagenham (East London) most of my life. Industry in Dagenham contributed to the war effort by having the Sterling Engineering Company where both the Lanchester and the Patchett were developed. Sterling also manufactured silenced DeLisle carbines for clandestine British Commando units. The other big contributor was Ford Motor Company which produced 360,000 military vehicles and 34,000 Merlin aero engines. Of course this made the area a target for the Luftwaffe and many civilians lost their lives. Also, on the corner of Whalebone Lane and the Eastern Avenue, diagonally opposite the Moby Dick pub, is the site of a Saxon moot hall. The adjoining fields were used as a POW camp for Germans during WWII. My dad was a young boy during WWII and he lived in Ford Road in Dagenham and he told me once that he saw three low flying ME 109s flying towards Romford where they attacked the Gas Works there. Nemo Last edited by Captain Nemo; 10-11-06 at 09:47 AM.

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