The Belfast Blitz: Aftermath of the Easter Raid

Following the Easter Raid of the Belfast Blitz in April 1941, the city awoke to scenes of death and destruction across much of the industrial north and east.

The A.R.P. Warden Book

An interesting artifact from the Belfast Blitz features in the collections of The Linen Hall. The A.R.P. Warden book contains hundreds of documents relating to search and rescue efforts, unexploded bombs, and dealing with casualties.

Copies of notes and documentation taken from Air Raid Precautions and First Aid Posts in Belfast during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941 in the custody of The Linen Hall, Belfast.
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Copies of notes and documentation taken from Air Raid Precautions and First Aid Posts in Belfast during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941 in the custody of The Linen Hall, Belfast.
© WartimeNI / Linen Hall Library Info
Copies of notes and documentation taken from Air Raid Precautions and First Aid Posts in Belfast during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941 in the custody of The Linen Hall, Belfast.
© WartimeNI / Linen Hall Library Info
Copies of notes and documentation taken from Air Raid Precautions and First Aid Posts in Belfast during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941 in the custody of The Linen Hall, Belfast.
© WartimeNI / Linen Hall Library Info
Copies of notes and documentation taken from Air Raid Precautions and First Aid Posts in Belfast during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941 in the custody of The Linen Hall, Belfast.
© WartimeNI / Linen Hall Library Info
Copies of notes and documentation taken from Air Raid Precautions and First Aid Posts in Belfast during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941 in the custody of The Linen Hall, Belfast.
© WartimeNI / Linen Hall Library Info
Copies of notes and documentation taken from Air Raid Precautions and First Aid Posts in Belfast during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941 in the custody of The Linen Hall, Belfast.
© WartimeNI / Linen Hall Library Info
Copies of notes and documentation taken from Air Raid Precautions and First Aid Posts in Belfast during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941 in the custody of The Linen Hall, Belfast.
© WartimeNI / Linen Hall Library Info
Copies of notes and documentation taken from Air Raid Precautions and First Aid Posts in Belfast during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941 in the custody of The Linen Hall, Belfast.
© WartimeNI / Linen Hall Library Info

Belfast Blitz Mural in West Belfast

On Dover Place, a mural depicts the destruction on Percy Street, West Belfast where an air raid shelter took a hit during the Belfast Blitz in April 1941.

A mural depicting the death and destruction caused to the communities of northwest Belfast during the Luftwaffe raids of the Belfast Blitz in April and May 1941 on Dover Place, Belfast.
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A mural depicting the death and destruction caused to the communities of northwest Belfast during the Luftwaffe raids of the Belfast Blitz in April and May 1941 on Dover Place, Belfast.
© WartimeNI Info
A mural depicting the death and destruction caused to the communities of northwest Belfast during the Luftwaffe raids of the Belfast Blitz in April and May 1941 on Dover Place, Belfast.
© WartimeNI Info
A mural depicting the death and destruction caused to the communities of northwest Belfast during the Luftwaffe raids of the Belfast Blitz in April and May 1941 on Dover Place, Belfast.
© WartimeNI Info

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