Did Hitler save Blackpool?
Adolf Hitler saved Blackpool from Blitz because he wanted it as a personal playground – Telegraph Adolf Hitler saved Blackpool from Blitz because he wanted it as a personal playground Adolf Hitler may have blitzed much of Britain’s heritage but Blackpool was spared because he wanted it as a personal playground after the war, new documents suggest. The marked maps and aerial photos were seen by Hitler in the early 1940’s when his plans to take over Britain were at their height Photo: ENGLISH HERITAGE The Fuhrer dreamed of his troops goose-stepping down the Golden Mile and unfurling the Swaztika on top of Blackpool Tower, it was revealed. His invasion plans of Great Britain included making the Lancashire resort a headquarters for his paratroopers and also a “playground” for him and his men. The plan explains why Blackpool escaped almost unscathed from the Luftwaffe’as bombing blitz despite the fact the RAF built hundreds of Wellington bombers in the town and thousands of troops went on l
