Appendix 42: The ‘Baby Blitz’ (Notable German Night Attacks, January–May 1944)
(Compiled from British and German Sources)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Night | Target | Sorties | Losses Monthly | Tonnage on U.K. | Tonnage on Target | Col. 6 as % of Col. 5 |
| Jan. 21 | London | 447 | 268 | 32 | 12 | |
| 29 | London | 285 | 57 | 158 | 36.5 | 23 |
| (7.8%) | ||||||
| Feb. 3 | London | 240 | 167 | 26 | 16 | |
| 13 | London | 230 | 161 | 4 | 2 | |
| 18 | London | 200 | 185 | 139 | 75 | |
| 20 | London | 200 | 160 | 118 | 74 | |
| 22 | London | 185 | 167 | 75 | 45 | |
| 23 | London | 161 | 114 | 49 | 43 | |
| 24 | London | 170 | 72 | 128 | 89 | 70 |
| (5-2%) | ||||||
| March 1 | London | 165 | 166 | 56 | 34 | |
| 14 | London | 187 | 162 | 81 | 50 | |
| 19 | Hull | 131 | 92 | – | 0 | |
| 21 | London | 144 | 137 | 87 | 64 | |
| 24 | London | 143 | 98 | 52 | 53 | |
| 27 | Bristol | 139 | 75 | 100 | 0 | |
| (8-3%) | ||||||
| April 18 | London | 125 | 114 | 53 | 46 | |
| 20 | Hull | 130 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Bristol | 117 | 62 | – | 0 | |
| 25 | Shipping at Portsmouth | 193 | 42 | .. | .. | |
| 26 | Shipping at Portsmouth | 78 | 30 | .. | .. | |
| 27 | Shipping at Portsmouth | 60 | – | .. | .. | |
| 28 | Shipping at Portsmouth | 58 | 2 | .. | .. | |
| 29 | Plymouth | 101 | 75 | 52 | 8 | 13 |
| (8-7%) | ||||||
| May 14 | Bristol | 91 | 83 | 3 | 4 | |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 106 | 44 | 1.4 | 3 | |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 104 | 17 | 1.5 | 9 | |
| 27 | Weymouth | 28 | 28 | 13 | 46 | |
| 28 | Torquay | * | Approx. 50 (c. 10%) | 10 | 5 | 50 |
| 29 | Falmouth, Portsmouth | * | 16 | 6 | 38 |
NOTE
* The targets quoted for the nights of May 28th and 29th are those mentioned in German broadcast claims. According to the German official report, however, the target on the 28th was Falmouth (51 sorties). The report gives no main target for the 29th.