18th February 1941
On 18th February 1941, H.M.S. Scimitar was spotted off the coast of Northern Ireland. The following year saw the visit of U.S. Ambassador Mr. John G. Winant.
16th February 1941
During the Second World War, victory in the Battle of the Atlantic was of great importance to the Allies. Northern Ireland played a key role in its outcome.
Photographs from 16th February 1941 and 1943 show the Royal Navy patrolling and the British Army training in the waterways in and around Northern Ireland.
25th January 1941
Burns Night is still celebrated in parts of Northern Ireland annually on 25th January. In wartime, traditions would continue with or without haggis.
2nd December 1940
On 2nd December 1940, U-47 fired a single torpedo, striking S.S. Ville d'Arlon amidships and sinking the British merchant vessel in the mid-Atlantic ocean.
59 Seagoe Road Portadown Co. Armagh BT63 5HS
There are ten Second World War Commonwealth War Graves in Seagoe Cemetery, Portadown, Co. Armagh. The cemetery is on Seagoe Road on the outskirts of the town.
Co. Antrim
During the Second World War, the Royal Air Force and U.S.A.A.F. operated from several airfields around Crumlin and the surrounding area of rural Co. Antrim.
19th November 1940
On 19th November 1940, a Belfast Telegraph photographer spent time with an R.A.F. 245 Squadron crew as they prepared their Bristol Blenheim bomber for action.
18th November 1940
On 18th November 1940, a Belfast Telegraph photographer spent time with an R.A.F. 502 Squadron crew as they prepared their Mark V Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley.
8th November 1940
Operation Torch, Allied landings in North Africa began on 8th November 1942. Able Seaman Fitzpatrick of Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim was among the first casualties.
Co. Londonderry
Many remnants of Second World War activity remain around the Atlantic coastline of Magilligan, Co. Londonderry. Much of the area remains in military use today.
Demesne Avenue Ballymena Co. Antrim BT43 7AQ
During the Second World War, British and American troops used St. Patrick's Barracks, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, which had been home to the Royal Ulster Rifles.
