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The Belfast Blitz

In 1941, Belfast in Northern Ireland was devastated by German bombing. The city's working class neighbourhoods bore the brunt of the attacks.

In 1941, Belfast in Northern Ireland was devastated by German bombing. More than a thousand people were killed, thousands more fled the city. Belfast was poorly defended, despite it being a key industrial centre for the British war effort. We hear from two survivors of the Belfast Blitz; Marion Kirkpatrick and Kathleen Regan.
Photo: Residents survey the severe damage to houses along a street in Belfast, in April 1941 (AP Images)

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Thu 5 May 2016 07:50GMT

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