Today in World War II History—May 16, 1941
Sunday, May 16, 2021 by Sarah Sundin

Bomb damage on James Street, Aston Newtown, Birmingham, 1940 (Imperial War Museum: D 4126)
80 Years Ago—May 16, 1941: Blitz officially ends with Luftwaffe attacks on Birmingham and West Midlands; overall 43,000 British civilians have been killed in the Blitz.
Luftwaffe bombs RAF airfield at Habbaniya, the first German bombing mission in Iraq.