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History of British Surveying and Mapping
During World War II, a British city was not bombed by Germany. The reason is amazing!

Blackpool, a small port city in the northwest of England, is famous for its excellent coastline. It is a famous tourist city in Europe. This tourist town survived World War II peacefully, because Hitler ordered not to bomb Blackpool and was spared the German bombardment.

As early as before World War II, Hitler sent a surveying and mapping team composed of German geographers and historians to paint all over the world? Great Germany? The map also selected military targets before the start of World War II. 1936, a group of Germans came to Britain to explore and travel, traveled to every town, took photos, took out miniature surveying and mapping instruments and recorded geographical data.

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The German surveying and mapping team brought back the geographical information of Britain to Hitler. Hitler saw Blackpool, the largest seaside resort in Britain at that time, and the famous Blackpool Tower (built at 1895, with a height of 158 meters), and decided to turn Blackpool into his own after the successful invasion of Britain? Private playground? .

Black Tower, one of the world's famous high-altitude observation platforms.

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Hitler wanted to enjoy this resort after the war, so Blackpool escaped the bombing of German planes, even though there were many British soldiers stationed in Blackpool at that time and a large arsenal was also here.