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The Belfast Blitz consisted of three German air raids on strategic targets in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, in April and May 1941 during World War II, causing high casualties. The first was on the night of 7–8 April 1941, a small attack which probably took place only to test Belfast's defences.
- 7 April-6 May 1941( 1941-04-07-1941-05-06)
- Belfast
Apr 15, 2021 · But the raid of 15-16 April - the Easter Tuesday Raid - was on another scale. Belfast Blitz: Marking the lost lives 80 years on. A force of 180 bombers dropped 750 bombs - including 203...
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The Belfast Blitz consisted of four German air raids on strategic targets in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, in April and May 1941 during World War II, causing high casualties. The first was on the night of 7–8 April 1941, a small attack which probably took place only to test Belfast's defences.
- 7 April-6 May 1941( 1941-04-07-1941-05-06)
- Belfast
Another possible reason was that in April 1941, Germany had launched the Belfast blitz, which resulted in Belfast (part of the United Kingdom) being heavily bombed. In response, Ireland sent rescue, fire, and emergency personnel to Belfast to assist the city.
Apr 20, 2015 · The History Learning Site, 20 Apr 2015. 25 May 2024. Belfast suffered a series of bombing raids in the spring of 1941, which became known as the ‘Blitz of Belfast’.
Apr 7, 2024 · Over 1,000 victims were listed in the World War Two Belfast Blitz, which began on this day, April 7, 1941. In April 1941, Belfast suffered the first of four air attacks by the German Air Force ...
Apr 15, 2021 · The Luftwaffe carried out four raids on the city between 7 April and 6 May 1941, with Easter Tuesday witnessing what is thought to have been the worst wartime raid in the UK outside London. The...
