bury ▁and ▁York , ▁and ▁inc endi ary ▁bomb s ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁damage ▁done . ▁These ▁cities ▁were ▁deliber ately ▁selected ▁from ▁the ▁famous ▁Ba ed ek er ▁Guide books ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁marked ▁as ▁cultural ▁locations ▁containing ▁many ▁places ▁of ▁historic ▁and ▁arch ae ological ▁importance , ▁and ▁were ▁bom bed ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁response ▁to ▁Britain ' s ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁German ▁city ▁of ▁L ue beck ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁March . ▁ ▁In ▁Nor wich , ▁the ▁ra id ▁that ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁severe ▁to ▁hit ▁the ▁city ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁being ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁bom bers ▁of ▁K G 2 , ▁K G 1 0 6 , ▁who ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁path find ers ▁of ▁I / K G 1 0 0 . ▁Two ▁night s ▁later ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April , ▁another ▁ra id ▁took ▁place , ▁destroy ing ▁many ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁centre . ▁Two ▁churches ▁were ▁lost ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 7 th , ▁St ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁in ▁He igh am ▁and ▁St ▁Bened ict s . ▁Both ▁surv iving ▁to wers ▁still ▁stand ▁today ▁( 2 0 1 9 ). ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Kn own ▁as ▁" The ▁Fire ▁Ra id ", ▁three ▁enemy ▁aircraft ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁destroyed , ▁dropped ▁inc endi aries ▁and ▁high ▁explos ives , ▁causing