[PAR] [TLE] History of London [SEP] London (the capital city of England and the United Kingdom) has a history going back over 2,000 years.  In that time, it has grown to one of the most significant financial and cultural capitals on Earth.  It has withstood plague, devastating fire, civil war, aerial bombardment, terrorist attacks, and widespread rioting.  The City of London is its historic core and today is its primary financial district, though it now represents a tiny part of the wider metropolis of Greater London. [PAR] [TLE] The Blitz [SEP] The Blitz was a German bombing offensive against Britain in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War.  The term was first used by the British press as an abbreviation of "Blitzkrieg" (lightning war).  The Germans conducted mass air attacks against industrial targets, towns and cities, beginning with raids on London towards the end of the Battle of Britain in 1940, a battle for daylight air superiority between the "Luftwaffe" and the Royal Air Force over the United Kingdom.  By September 1940, the "Luftwaffe" had failed and the German air fleets ("Luftflotten") were ordered to attack London, to draw RAF Fighter Command into a battle of annihilation.  Adolf Hitler and "Reichsmarschall" Hermann Göring, commander-in-chief of the "Luftwaffe", ordered the new policy on 6 September 1940.  From 7 September 1940, London was systematically bombed by the "Luftwaffe" for 56 out of the following 57 days and nights.  Most notable was a large daylight attack against London on 15 September.
[PAR] [TLE] History of London [ SEP ] London ( the capital city of England and the United Kingdom ) has a history going back over 2,000 years . In that time , it has grown to one of the most significant financial and cultural capitals on Earth . It has withstood plague , devastating fire , civil war , aerial bombardment , terrorist attacks , and widespread rioting . The City of London is its historic core and today is its primary financial district , though it now represents a tiny part of the wider metropolis of Greater London . [PAR] [TLE] The Blitz [ SEP ] The Blitz was a German bombing offensive against Britain in 1940 and 1941 , during the Second World War . The term was first used by the British press as an abbreviation of " Blitzkrieg " ( lightning war ) . The Germans conducted mass air attacks against industrial targets , towns and cities , beginning with raids on London towards the end of the Battle of Britain in 1940 , a battle for daylight air superiority between the " Luftwaffe " and the Royal Air Force over the United Kingdom . By September 1940 , the " Luftwaffe " had failed and the German air fleets ( " Luftflotten " ) were ordered to attack London , to draw RAF Fighter Command into a battle of annihilation . Adolf Hitler and " Reichsmarschall " Hermann Göring , commander - in - chief of the " Luftwaffe " , ordered the new policy on 6 September 1940 . From 7 September 1940 , London was systematically bombed by the " Luftwaffe " for 56 out of the following 57 days and nights . Most notable was a large daylight attack against London on 15 September .
Both London and German have seen attacks during war, there was one specific type of attack that Germany called the blitz, what did London call a similar attack?
Both London and German have seen attacks during war , there was one specific type of attack that Germany called the blitz , what did London call a similar attack ?
aerial bombardment
aerial bombardment