Witness History: Witness Archive 2016 - The Belfast Blitz

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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)

Published on Thursday, 5th May 2016.

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