16th April 1941
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.
On 15th-16th April 1941, the Luftwaffe attacked Newtownards Airfield causing the deaths of 13 soldiers of 70th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
The Easter Raid caused the greatest loss of life in Belfast city. Others died as a result of Luftwaffe attacks on Bangor, Newtownards, and Derry~Londonderry.
On the night of 15th-16th April 1941, the Luftwaffe attacked Northern Ireland causing deaths in the coastal town of Bangor, Co. Down as well as in Belfast city.
In 2016, Belfast City Council began unveiling a series of commemorative plaques across the city to mark the 75th anniversary of the Belfast Blitz of 1941.
15th April 1941
On Easter Tuesday 1941, the Luftwaffe attacked Northern Ireland once more bringing death and destruction to Belfast, Derry~Londonderry, Bangor, and Newtownards.
8th April 1941
On 8th April 1941, the Ministry of Public Security and the Headquarters of the R.A.F. in Northern Ireland issued a joint statement regarding the Docks Raid.
On 8th April 1941, the Ministry of Public Security published advice for those with Diabetes. This included a disc to be worn and the carrying of an I.D. card.
On 7th-8th April 1941, the Luftwaffe attacked the city of Belfast causing the deaths of a relatively low number of casualties mainly in the docks and shipyards.
On 8th April 1941, Belfast awoke to the destruction caused by a small raid of Luftwaffe bombers in what became known as the Docks Raid of the Belfast Blitz.
7th April 1941
During the spring of 1941, the Luftwaffe attacked Northern Ireland in a series of four devastating aerial raids that became known as the Belfast Blitz.
On the night of 7th-8th April 1941, the Luftwaffe attacked the city of Belfast for the first time. This would become known as the Docks Raid or the Wee Raid.
