Southampton is a port city located in the county on Hampshire. Geographcially, it is located at the southern point of the British Isles. Becasue of it's geograpcial location, it has been an important center for international trade for centuries. Moreover, it has often been a focal point for wartime strategy. In World War 2, it was the central point of preperations  for Operation Overload, more commonanly known as the Invasion of Europe. It was also heavily bombed throughout the entirity of the war. Below is a picture depictin the aftermath of the Southampton Blitz. It is also famous for being the port city that the Titanic departed from.