Photographs of the Belfast Blitz

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Group of 11 original photographs of the aftermath of the 1941 German air raids on Northern Ireland known as the Belfast Blitz.  The photos all measure 4.25 x 6 inches and all have Belfast Telegraph stamps on the back, Images in very good condition, versos have black paper residue on them. 

The Belfast Blitz was a series of devastating German bombing raids on Belfast that took place in April and May of 1941. "Luftwaffe bombers honed in on strategically selected targets of industrial and military importance across the city. Over the course of 4 nights, bombers attacked many of these targets but it was working-class residents in the city who paid the highest price. In particular, neighborhoods in North Belfast and East Belfast suffered. Tightly-packed, poorly-built housing was no match for the high explosive bombs, parachute mines, and incendiary bombs of the German Luftwaffe. Between 7th April 1941 and 6th May 1941, an estimated 900-1,000 people died as a result of enemy action in Belfast and parts of Co. Down and Co. Londonderry" (Belfastblitz.com)