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King's Dock, Swansea Docks

19–21 February 1941 · Swansea, West Glamorgan

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Date
19–21 February 1941
Record type
Historic bombing site
Bomb type
mixed
Location
Swansea, West Glamorgan
Position accuracy
Confirmed site, building-level

What happened

The docks, and the oil and metals traffic through them, were why Swansea was attacked at all. They were the aiming point across all three nights.

Casualty note

No per-site death toll published. The town-wide figure of 230 is carried on the Three Nights' Blitz record.

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