Over 1,000 residents of Belfast and other areas of Co. Down and Co. Londonderry died as a result of enemy action during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941.
8th April 1941
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.
16th April 1941
The Easter Raid took place on 15th-16th April 1941. Luftwaffe bombs across the city of Belfast claimed the lives of 600-700 people over the course of the night.
5th May 1941
On 4th-5th May 1941, the Luftwaffe returned en-masse over Belfast, attacking the city in what became known as the Fire Raid. A further 100-200 died as a result.
6th May 1941
Comparitively few people died as a result of the Luftwaffe's Final Raid over the city of Belfast on 5th-6th May 1941. By then, many had fled to the countryside.