Baedeker raid

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English

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Etymology

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From the series of German travel guides.

Noun

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Baedeker raid (plural Baedeker raids)

  1. (historical, usually in the plural) Any of a series of raids by the Luftwaffe on historic English cities during the Second World War.
    • 2011, Carol Harris, Blitz Diary, The History Press, →ISBN:
      There were two phases in the Baedeker raids. During the first phase, the Luftwaffe bombed Exeter, Bath, Norwich and York. Canterbury was the target in the second.
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