Britain s Underground Christmas During The Blitz | Wartime Farm: Christmas | Absolute History

1944 saw the sixth Christmas during World War II, and shortages were biting deeper than ever. Added to this, Britain s cities were in the grip of the worst German attacks since the Blitz of 1940. Unmanned flying bombs - the dreaded V1 Doodlebugs and V2 rockets - rained down, stretching morale and services to breaking point. Following recipes and guidelines issued by the government and the WVS, Ruth cooks an improvised Christmas meal, relying chiefly on rabbit and a glut of carrots from the farm. And the Salvation Army bring musical cheer to the occasion as the team reflect on the impact of what was to be the last Christmas of the Second World War. It s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world s best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code AbsoluteHistory https://bit.ly/3vn5cSH This channel is part of the History Hit Network. Any queries please contact: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com