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31 March 1941 (Monday) – Belfast 1941 Blitz Diary

Elisabeth McCullough was a Belfast school girl aged 13 living in East Belfast. During 1941, she kept a diary of events. On 31 March 1941, she wrote a short entry: ‘Did lessons We sunk three Italian cruisers and two destroyers…

30 March 1941 (Sunday) – Belfast 1941 Blitz Diary

Life in Belfast continued for many as it had done for much of the interwar period. People went about their daily business without much regard for the war. Doreen Bates, a tax official, had moved to Belfast from London. Since…

29 March 1941 (Saturday) – Belfast 1941 Blitz Diary

BELFAST By 29 March the German Blitz against British cities had been running for nearly seven months. Many had expected a raid by none had come. On Thursday 13th March 1941, over 200 bombed Clydeside in Glasgow, slightly further north…