It's sometimes easy to forget the impact the Second World War had on Worcestershire as it was one of the lesser targeted locations by German bombers.

However, during WWII and, more specifically the Blitz, almost every major city, town and village was affected by airborne attacks, and Worcestershire was no different.

Using Bombing Britain data from the National Archives, we have been able to place every attack across Worcestershire between 1940 and 1945.

The National Archives removed the maps last year, but the data remains accessible meaning we could still plot every location included.

See the full map below

While just one of the nine strikes on Worcestershire land led to fatalities, it's fascinating to know how many times the county was targeted by the Luftwaffe.

The map is fully interactive, with each pin signifying the city, town or village affected with the date of the bombings listed.

The map covers everything in the Bombing Britain data from the National Archives, but the discovery of unexploded bombs and other sources means it's not impossible some information has been excluded.

If there's anything you think should be included - whether those are pictures or personal stories - let us know in the comments.

Worcestershire's most infamous bombing

Worcester's MECO works - Thursday, October 3, 1940

Undoubtedly the most significant bombing in Worcestershire, the MECO works attack was the only strike to have led to fatalities.

On Thursday, October 3, 1940, a lone German aircraft dropped bombs at low level on the Mining Engineering Company works in Bromyard Road, St John's, and afterwards machine-gunned the area. 

Seven people were killed, and between 50 and 60 more injured, three seriously.

The attack, which also caused the destruction of nearby houses, was thought to have been caused by a bomber who was originally set for Coventry but was instead diverted to Worcester because of cloud and fog.

The bombing raid time almost forgot 

Number five Highland Road - Autumn 1940

The belief Worcester only suffered one significant bombing raid was seemingly dispelled in 2011 after Worcester News reader Philip Williams of Powick revealed an untold story of an enemy attack.

In the Autumn on 1940 he recalled how a lone German aircraft aimed its bombs towards the major railway marshalling yards at Shrub Hill – but instead they struck a large house in Highland Road at Rainbow Hill and left craters in the nearby recreation grounds at Brickfields.

Mr Williams was a boy of three at the time, living with his parents Harold and Dorothy Williams next door at three Highland Road.

Speaking to the Worcester News in 2011, Mr Williams said: “Alas, I can’t remember anything of the actual event, certainly not the explosion, only sitting on our stairs and seeing my parents open our front door to the suddenly homeless family from No 5. They were given shelter by us for a few days until they were re-housed.

“Unfortunately, I have no recollection of their surname and I think they were tenants at No five.”

Mr Williams believes it was an isolated bombing raid aimed at the strategic Shrub Hill marshalling yards, which were then extensive and heavily used – but clearly the bombs strayed wide of their target.