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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the site of the last V2 to fall on London on Mar 27, 1945 at Vallance Road, Stepney, in the East End, London and 134 people were killed, mostly Jewish refugees, Oct 4, 1945

Caption   King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the site of the last V2 to fall on London on Mar 27, 1945 at Vallance Road, Stepney, in the East End, London and 134 people were killed, mostly Jewish refugees, Oct 4, 1945 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited Kingdom National Archives
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Photos at Same Place London, England, United Kingdom
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 2 Dec 2013
Licensing  Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957.



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
2 Dec 2014 08:29:09 PM

The V2 rocket landed 1 day before Passover and 7 weeks before the end of the war. In terms of lives lost it was the second worst V2 strike on London.

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