Targets and Landmarks for BoB?

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by major_setback

From that thread I posted it looks like Battersea Power Station might have looked different in WWII (two chimneys).

Your absolutely right, the second part of the power station was introduced in the 1950's from what I've read.

In that picture posted by Rodolphe, it's easy to see why it would have been a good target. In a very small space you have the Power Station, a major railway bridge, a road bridge and in the top left a gass storage facility. It is surprising it didn't get bombed.

To the top of the picture you have Battersea Park. South of the park (from my very sketch memory) you have two rows of the old terrace houses and then miles of huge post war council high rise building that stretch off into the distance.

From talking to locals in the pubs (the MOST accurate method of determining history even though it's actually quite difficult to recall the facts the next morning) the Germans never actually hit the power station but flattened miles of the suburbs to the south in the attempt!

Cheers