NOTTINGHAM was on the list of target cities identified by Germany at the outset of the Second World War.
Twelve industrial targets were picked out for destruction by Luftwaffe bombers.
They included the Boots complex at Beeston, Wilford Power Station, LMS railway works and the Ordnance Factory at Ruddington.
But, despite dropping hundreds of bombs on Nottingham, the raiders failed to destroy any of the important facilities.
The worst attack on the city was on the night of May 8, 1941.
The German bombers were originally heading to Derby to attack the Rolls-Royce factory but became confused after distraction fires were lit in the Vale of Belvoir.
Ninety-five German bombers took part in the raid and emergency services tackled 97 fires.
In all, 159 people were killed, 49 of them at the Co-op bakery in Meadow Lane.
Beeston, West Bridgford, Stapleford and Mapperley Park were all hit but it was Sneinton and The Meadows which sustained the worst damage.
Areas around London Road, Colwick Road and Carlton Road were obliterated. In the city, the Moot Hall in Friar Lane was ripped apart and in Shakespeare Street, part of University College and the Esplanade were destroyed.
On the same night, St Christopher's Church in Colwick Road and St John the Baptist Church, Leenside, were destroyed.
