tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post5093048351270298385..comments2024-01-26T21:38:25.924-08:00Comments on Duane's PoeTree: Mark Anthony Pearce writesDuanesPoeTreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post-32232980738858528512020-06-01T15:26:25.187-07:002020-06-01T15:26:25.187-07:00Chelmsford in about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of ...Chelmsford in about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of London. An important center of light engineering war production, it was frequently attacked by the Germans in World War II. On 13 May 1943 Luftwaffe bombing raids hit Chelmsford, leaving more than 50 people dead and making nearly 1,000 residents homeless. But the worst single loss of life took place on 19 December 1944, when a Vergeltungswaffe 2 (V2) rocket killed 39 and injured 138, 47 seriously.DuanesPoeTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.com