It is 75 years since almost 200 Luftwaffe planes rained bombs down on Belfast, wiping out more than 900 people in what came to be known as the Belfast Blitz. It was the biggest loss of life in any raid outside London during the Second World War when, as well as the huge death toll, more than 1,500 people were injured. Share Go To This weekend, Belfast City Council is to stage a series of commemorative events to mark the 75th anniversary of the Belfast Blitz. There were four German air raids in total on the city in April and May of 1941, with the second, on April 15, proving the deadliest. Another 150 people were killed in a subsequent raid on the night of May 4-5, with the final raid...
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