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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.
Apr 15, 2021 · At 10:40 on the evening of Easter Tuesday 1941 air raid sirens sounded across Belfast, sending people across the city scrambling for safety - in one of the 200 public shelters in the city or the...
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The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War. The term was first used by the British press and originated from the term Blitzkrieg, the German word meaning 'lightning war'. [4]
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1. A Raid From Above. Two German bombers fly over south-east London on the first day of the Blitz, 7 September 1940. © IWM PL 4864A. 2. St Paul's Cathedral. Damage to St Paul's Cathedral. A bomb hit the north transept, crashed through the floor and exploded into the crypt. © IWM H 6319. 3. Fires In Manchester.
Apr 2, 2021 · The scene of devastation in east Belfast after the blitz of 1941. The Luftwaffe’s bombings of Belfast in 1941 caused widespread damage. The gravestone to Emily Douglas and her five children,...
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...
