The Luftwaffe’s two day attacks, with the second coming on December 15, claimed the lives of more than 660 people, 1,500 were left injured and thousands more were made homeless.
The devastating attacks changed the face of Sheffield forever, flattening much of the city centre.
Over 330 German aircraft are believed to have been involved in the German assault on Sheffield.
The main industrial part of the city was largely protected that night by a covering of fog. However, The Moor was devastated and every building in Angel Street was bombed or fire damaged.
Two nights later, the bombers returned. This time the industrial east of the city was hit - Attercliffe, Grimesthorpe and Burngreave in particular.
Brown Bayleys steelworks were hit, as were Hadfield’s Hecla and East Hecla Works, Arthur Lee and other industrial sites.
1. Marples Hotel
The rescue of trapped people from under the Marples Hotel, Sheffield. Photo: JPI Media
3. The Marples Hotel
70 bodies were pulled from the rubble of the Marples Hotel in Fitzalan Square Photo: Neil Anderson
4. Devonshire Street
The scene looking down Devonshire Street towards where The Forum is now after the Sheffield Blitz Photo: Neil Anderson