The Belfast Blitz was the high-casualty German air raids on Belfast in April and May 1941 during World War II. The first was on the night of Easter Tuesday, 15 April 1941. Two hundred bombers of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) attacked the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. Some 900 people died as a result of the bombing and 1,500 were injured. In terms of property damage, half of the houses in Belfast were damaged or destroyed. Outside of the city of London, this was the greatest loss of life in a night raid during the Blitz. The second high casualty raid was on the night of Sunday 4 May 1941 when 150 were killed.
Read more about Belfast Blitz: Background, The Easter Tuesday Blitz, Human Cost, Major Seán O'Sullivan
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