Comments on: Firefighter Artists Of The Blitz https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/05/10/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz-i/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 10 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: John Campbell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/05/10/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz-i/#comment-1721181 Sat, 10 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203219#comment-1721181 Paul Dessau looked like a very handsome man.

]]> By: achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/05/10/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz-i/#comment-1721088 Sat, 10 May 2025 11:45:54 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203219#comment-1721088 The Blitz over London — the horror captured in impressive art. Red Sunday in particular is scary and beautiful to look at. The background is simple: the V2 rocket from Germany was the cause of the destruction in London. The answer followed immediately: on 22 October 1943, Sir Arthur Harris flew his attack on Kassel and reduced the city to ruins. That was over 80 years ago.

In fact, yesterday I was at the Mittelbau Dora memorial site, where the underground V2 rocket factory is located. While I was talking to the director, Holocaust survivor MARGOT FRIEDLÄNDER died in Berlin at the age of 103…

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Colin Cohen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/05/10/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz-i/#comment-1721079 Sat, 10 May 2025 10:56:17 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203219#comment-1721079 Such talented fire fighters. All hail the Firemen Artists Organising Committee. Thank you

]]> By: Helen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/05/10/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz-i/#comment-1721041 Sat, 10 May 2025 08:12:34 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203219#comment-1721041 Thank you for this. My Grandad served as a fireman in South East London during the war, and apart from having his handsome photo of him in uniform, I know little about what he did. This has provided an excellent insight. The paintings are incredible and really bring home the terrifying events that took place, that he was part of.

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