We are now approaching the 80th anniversary of the Belfast Blitz. With ample justification, Jimmy Doherty described it in his book, Post 381: The Memoirs of a Belfast Air Raid Warden, as "the most ...

Blitz' is an abbreviation of the German word ‘blitzkrieg’, meaning ‘lightning war’. This is a timeline of the almost ...

A new memorial for the victims of the Belfast Blitz was proposed at a city council meeting last night. More than 1,000 people died during four Luftwaffe bombing raids in April and May 1941. Ulster ...

Stolen wall plaque commemorating Belfast Blitz returned to owners, with the help of The Irish News . A PLAQUE commemorating the Belfast Blitz, which was stolen from the wall of th ...

A DUNDALK fire engine used during the 1941 Nazi blitz of Belfast took pride of place at a historic ceremony in the northern city last week. The 80-year-old engine, The Merryweather, famously crossed ...

It was 85 years ago that Reggie Davidson saw the night sky reflect the devastation that had been brought to his home. "From where we were in Stranmillis, you could see the glow - the whole city centre ...

The 75th anniversary of the Belfast Blitz has been marked at a commemoration service at St Anne's Cathedral. About 1,000 people were killed and 100,000 people made homeless after 200 Luftwaffe planes ...

My mother,my brother David and me (Lucy). Some time in 1941 in our garden I was 7 when the Blitz came to Belfast and my brother was 13. There are two vivid memories that have stayed with me all these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three buoys have been removed from a Belfast city centre square to make way for a new Blitz memorial. The buoys sat at the centre ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reggie Davidson said the people of Belfast "did their bit" during the Blitz [BBC] It was 85 years ago that Reggie Davidson saw the ...