Wednesday 3rd January 1945 At 8.44 a.m. in the morning the mobile German V2 battery unit 444, operating in the Hague area of occupied Holland
Category: Chelsea History and Studies
Ships called ‘Chelsea’ during the Second World War
Two ships bearing the name of “Chelsea” gave service during the Second World War. H.M.S. Chelsea was a destroyer and had a long, extensive and
The Special Operations Executive house in Chelsea wrecked by bombing in WW2
Three SOE agents specially trained to work behind enemy lines and among the first to be sent to France were killed in the bombing of
The only Luftwaffe pilot to bale out over Chelsea during WW2
His life was saved by a Chelsea artist who disarmed an outraged bombing victim who had grabbed the pilot’s pistol and was threatening to shoot
How celebrated ‘spymistress’ Vera Atkins helped protect Chelsea during the Blitz
Vera Atkins is one of the most famous woman intelligence officers of the Second World War because she was responsible for running women Special Operations
Chelsea’s World War Two casualties in RAF, Army, Royal Navy and Merchant Navy services
On the basis of many years of research it has become clear that on the Home Front around 500 to 600 people were killed in