WartimeNI visit to Berlin in October 201917th October 2019No visit to Berlin is complete without taking in the historic sites that remain from World War Two from magnificent monuments to battle-scarred buildings. Belfast Blitz: Sandbags and Statues23rd September 2019With tens of thousands homeless in Belfast in the wake of the Belfast Blitz, matters of importance for the government included protecting the Carson statue. Operation Market Garden: A Bridge Too Far17th September 2019Operation Market Garden began on 17th September 1944. On the first day, the tanks of the Irish Guards who made up part of XXX Corps set off for Eindhoven. Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery at Long Kesh Airfield, Co. Down13th September 201913th September 1945 saw the arrival of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery at Long Kesh Airfield, Co. Down. From then, he spent 3 days in Northern Ireland. The Luftwaffe’s first attack on Bangor, Co. Down13th September 2019The first Luftwaffe attack on Bangor, Co. Down came on Friday 13th September 1940 as a lone plane dropped 22 incendiary devices on the small coastal town. The Belfast Telegraph Spitfire Fund12th August 2019During the Battle of Britain, the Belfast Telegraph launched the Spitfire Fund. The aim was to raise enough money for one of the iconic fighter planes. Belfast Blitz: The German Reaction12th August 2019The German reaction to the Belfast Blitz was one of great joy among the Luftwaffe pilots but Nazi officials were careful not to provoke American military. The Aldergrove Spitfire12th August 2019The Aldergrove Spitfire P7843 collided with another Spitfire over The Lizard, Cornwall on 24th January 1942. It was a Belfast Telegraph Spitfire Fund plane. The Bangor Spitfire12th August 2019The Bangor Spitfire P7842, funded by the Belfast Telegraph Spitfire Fund and people of Co. Down, crash landed in Hampshire during the Second World War. 123…21Next Page » Newsletter SignupIf you'd like to hear more from WartimeNI, you can sign up for regular free updates to your inbox. Just enter your email address below. Email Address
