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Belfast Blitz

Belfast Blitz was a battle fought in 1941 at County Antrim, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at County Antrim. It was part of the home front during World War II.

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Rescue workers search through the rubble of Eglington Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland after a German air raid, 7 May 1941. Rescue workers search through the rubble of Eglington Street in Belfast,
Rescue workers search through the rubble of Eglington Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland after a German air raid, 7 May 1941. Rescue workers search through the rubble of Eglington Street in Belfast, . War Office official photographer, Bainbridge (Lt), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1941
WhereCounty Antrim, United Kingdom54.865N, 6.280W, placed at the location, approximate
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstNazi Germany
Part ofhome front during World War IIthe Blitz

Where it sits in the home front during World War II

Coventry Blitz, 1940the Blitz, 1940Second Great Fire of London, 1940Belfast Blitz, 194119401941Belfast Blitz, 1941
4 placed engagements of the home front during World War II in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1941 (year precision)
PlaceCounty Antrim, United Kingdom
54.865N, 6.280W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Casualties and losses~1,200 dead; ~1,500 injured; 30–50,000 houses damaged
Commanders
  • Winston Churchill
Belfast BlitzBelfast BlitzBattle of AntrimBattle of AuraSiege of CarrickfergusBattle of CarrickfergusBattle of CarrickfergusBattle of AntrimBattle of AuraSiege of CarrickfergusBattle of CarrickfergusGlasgowLondonderry/DerryAyrDundalkDroghedaDouglasDumfriesSligo100 km54.865N, 6.280W
Placed at County Antrim; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1941

Belfast Blitz is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815420, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Belfast Blitz, revision 1373020991, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.