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
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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
Church of the Holy Redeemer and Upper Cheyne Row disaster- 14th September 1940.
It was Saturday 14th September 1940 and the eighty or so Chelsea people packed into the crypt of the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy
Chelsea Blitz 1940 to 1945. Part Three- 10th to 14th September 1940. More death and destruction.
Overview The Luftwaffe returned to Chelsea late Tuesday night 10th September and early Wednesday morning 11th September. There was a change in the pattern of
Chelsea Blitz 1940 to 1945. Part Two- First raids 28th August to 9th September 1940.
Overview The key day when the Blitz really came to Chelsea was Monday 9th September 1940. It began in the early hours of the morning-