147 fascinating pictures capture Portsmouth during The Blitz in WW2

For eight months between 1940 and 1941 the German Luftwaffe carried out a bombing campaign on Britain known as the Blitz
Albert Road, Southsea, during The BlitzAlbert Road, Southsea, during The Blitz
Albert Road, Southsea, during The Blitz

Portsmouth was one of the cities targeted being hit by three raids. 

And pictures from The News archives show the extent of damage that was caused in the city during the bombing campaign. 

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