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Donegall Square North Belfast
On 12th June 1941, an inquiry took place at Belfast City Hall looking at the deaths of those still listed as missing following the Luftwaffe attacks.
Belfast
Donegall Square North in Belfast City Centre is home to Belfast City Hall, where bombs damaged the roof and grand hall during the Luftwaffe raids of 1941.
In April and May 1941, Luftwaffe bombs fell on the capital city of Northern Ireland causing great damage to Belfast City Centre including the City Hall.
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On 15th-16th April 1941, Sheridan Street, Belfast sustained damage during the Easter Raid of the Belfast Blitz. Several residents died as a result.
During the Belfast Blitz of 1941, urban working-class areas in North Belfast suffered great damage due to their proximity to the docks and military bases.
Belvoir Forest Park, Belfast was a Headquarters for British Troops in Northern Ireland. There, the peace shattered occasionally with the sound of enemy planes.
During the Luftwaffe attacks on Northern Ireland in April and May 1941, bombs fell not only on Belfast but also the Co. Down towns of Bangor and Newtownards.
Elmwood Avenue, Belfast was home to Moya Woodside, a Mass Observation Diarist who maintained a detailed journal of the early years of the Second World War.
Much of South Belfast escaped the brunt of the Luftwaffe attacks in April and May 1941. There, hospitals tended the injured who arrived in their hundreds.
On 7th April 1941, Luftwaffe bombers departed for Northern Ireland for the first time. The series of 4 air raids over Ulster became known as the Belfast Blitz.