When enemy planes were spotted air raid sirens would sound. People would make their way to shelters - either communal shelters in their street or place of work, or Andersen shelters in the garden ...
Ullern district, Oslo. (Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage/Wikimedia Commons via Courthouse News) OSLO (AFP) — Norway said Friday it wants to reintroduce mandatory construction of air raid ...
Deep beneath the Dutch city lie vast subterranean spaces that have served as art canvases, air raid shelters and a strategic command center. By A.J. Goldmann Reporting from Maastricht, the ...
We think it was home-made and it was designed to be worn over nightclothes whilst hiding in the air-raid shelters waiting for the all-clear to sound. It's made of wool to help keep the wearer warm ...
He said the first air raid was on 23 February and explained: "I had to go into the shelter at 22:30 at night, the air raid finished at 01:30 - went back up to bed in the hotel room and then it ...