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1. www.newsletter.co.uk › heritage-and-retro › heritageIN FULL: The names of all 987 people who lost their lives in ...

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   Apr 16, 2021 · The list of 987 identified people who died during the Belfast Blitz was supplied by the Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum in Talbot Street, Belfast. ... week-old baby boy who died on this day ...

2. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-northern-ireland-56738901Belfast Blitz: Remembering the ordinary people who lost their ...

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   Apr 15, 2021 · On 4-5 May, another raid, made up of 204 bombers, killed another 203 people and the following night 22 more died. Half of the city's housing was damaged over the course of all the raids.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Belfast_BlitzBelfast Blitz - Wikipedia

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   30–50,000 houses damaged. 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.

4. www.niwarmemorial.org › belfast-blitz-memorialBelfast Blitz Memorial

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   Belfast suffered four bombing raids in 1941. These became known as the Dockside Raid (7-8 April), Easter Monday Raid (15-16 April), Fire Raid (4-5 May) and the Final Raid (5-6 May). The new memorial will recognise those who were killed "as a result of enemy action" in Belfast.

5. www.bbc.co.uk › news › avBelfast Blitz: Marking the lost lives 80 years on - BBC News

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   Apr 15, 2021 · Many hundreds of people died, in some occasions entire families, with the raid on 15 April - Easter Tuesday - the most devastating to hit Belfast. In 2021, the NI War Memorial and researchers at ...

6. www.newsletter.co.uk › heritage-and-retro › heritageChildren of Belfast Blitz frolicked in deluge of fine silver ...

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   Mar 26, 2021 · Children of Belfast Blitz frolicked in deluge of fine silver sand during war. By The Roamer. Published 26th Mar 2021, 13:00 BST. Rescue workers search through rubble after the Belfast Blitz on May ...

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   How many people were killed in the Battle of Belfast?

   • The third raid on Belfast took place over the evening and morning of 4–5 May 1941; 150 were killed. Incendiary bombs predominated in this raid. The fourth and final Belfast raid took place on the following night, 5–6 May.

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   How many people died in the Belfast Blitz?

   • Many hundreds of people died, in some occasions entire families, with the raid on 15 April - Easter Tuesday - the most devastating to hit Belfast. In 2021, the NI War Memorial and researchers at Queen’s University started the ‘Mapping the Blitz’ project, designed to show where people died and who they were.

   Belfast Blitz: Marking the lost lives 80 years on - BBC News

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   What happened in Belfast during the Second World War?

   • It was not the last time Belfast would suffer. On 4-5 May, another raid, made up of 204 bombers, killed another 203 people and the following night 22 more died. Half of the city's housing was damaged over the course of all the raids. Belfast was not properly prepared for the attacks, with too few shelters and not enough anti-aircraft guns.

   Belfast Blitz: Remembering the ordinary people who lost their lives - BBC

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   How many people died in the Belfast bombing?

   • A force of 180 bombers dropped 750 bombs - including 203 tonnes of high explosives - and 29,000 incendiaries over a five-hour period. By the time the raid was over, at least 744 people had lost their lives, including some living in places such as Newtownards, Bangor and Londonderry. It was not the last time Belfast would suffer.

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   How many people died in Belfast in 1941?

   • On Sunday night, 4/5 May 1941, the city’s industrial heart in the dock area was struck, along with east Belfast and the city centre, and over 190 citizens were killed. Over 960 civilians died or were declared ‘missing, presumed dead’. Military casualties must be added to these figures.

   A Belfast blitz memorial? - History Ireland

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   What was the Belfast Blitz?

   • 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.

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8. www.historyireland.com › a-belfast-blitz-memorialA Belfast blitz memorial? - History Ireland

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   On Easter Tuesday night, 15/16 April 1941, the bombs fell mainly on densely populated working-class terraces in north Belfast, killing 740 civilians. John Blake states in his official history of the war: ‘No other city in the United Kingdom, save London, had lost so many … in one night’s raid. No other city, save, perhaps, Liverpool, ever ...