"Baedeker raid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Baedeker raids [plural]
Etymology: From the series of German travel guides. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Baedeker raid (plural Baedeker raids)
  1. (historical, usually in the plural) Any of a series of raids by the Luftwaffe on historic English cities during the Second World War. Tags: historical, plural-normally

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