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  2. Birmingham Blitz - Wikipedia

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    Situated in the Midlands, Birmingham, the most populous British city outside London, was considered an important industrial and manufacturing location. Around 1,852 tons of bombs were dropped on Birmingham, making it the third most heavily bombed city in the United Kingdom in the Second World War, behind London and Liverpool. [1]

  3. List of United States Army Air Force modification centers

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    United States Army Air Forces Modification Centers were World War II facilities at which military aircraft underwent post-production changes in order to modify or install equipment needed for specific roles or theaters of operation. The majority of newly produced combat aircraft were channeled to the modification centers immediately after ...

  4. List of World War II films - Wikipedia

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    The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or the War of Ethiopia and the Sino-Japanese War) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort. For short films, see the List of World War II short films. For documentaries, see the List of World War II documentary films and the List of Allied propaganda films of World ...

  5. Steve McQueen says “Blitz” captures WWII in a way ... - AOL

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    Though the gripping World War II drama is the 12 Years a Slave filmmaker's largest-scale movie to date, it all sprang out of inspiration from one intimate, unshakeable photo that McQueen couldn't ...

  6. Where is This Town filmed? Birmingham locations behind the ...

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  7. St Thomas' Peace Garden - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The grounds were laid out in 1955 to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. They were redesigned in 1995 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II. When the world leaders came to Birmingham for the G8 summit in 1998, each planted a tree of a type representing their respective country.

  8. USS Birmingham (CL-62) - Wikipedia

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    USS Birmingham (CL-62) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II.The class was designed as a development of the earlier Brooklyn-class cruisers, the size of which had been limited by the First London Naval Treaty.

  9. Pebble Mill Studios - Wikipedia

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    Pebble Mill Studios was the BBC's television studio complex located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, which served as the headquarters for BBC Birmingham from 1971 until 2004. The nine-acre site was opened by Princess Anne on 10 June 1971, and in addition to the studios contained two canteens, a post office, gardens, a seven ...