Claim: During World War II there were air raids carried out over Britain.
Evidence: The war continued primarily between the European Axis powers and the coalition of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth , with campaigns including the North Africa and East Africa campaigns , the aerial Battle of Britain , the Blitz bombing campaign , the Balkan Campaign as well as the long-running Battle of the Atlantic.
Nazi Germany was unable to sustain daylight raids , but their continued night bombing operations on Britain became known as the Blitz.