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Éamon de Valera
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1941
January
02
German bombs on Ireland
On the nights of 1–2 and 2–3 January 1941 German bombs fell on neutral Ireland. Three women were killed at Knockroe and many civilians were injured in Dublin.
April
16
The Belfast Blitz
On the night of 15–16 April 1941 Luftwaffe bombers devastated north Belfast. Several hundred died, the highest toll of any single raid outside London.
May
31
The bombing of Dublin
During the night of 30–31 May 1941 four German bombs fell on Dublin. In North Strand 28 people were killed and some 300 houses were destroyed or damaged.
1942
January
26
Americans in Northern Ireland
On 26 January 1942 men of the 34th Infantry Division landed in Belfast, the first US ground troops in Europe. De Valera protested against their presence.
May
16
A US armored division in Northern Ireland
On 16 May 1942 the US 1st Armored Division arrived in Northern Ireland. It was to train there for war in Europe and help defend the province.
September
02
The execution of Tom Williams and rioting in Belfast
On 2 September 1942 the 19-year-old IRA member Tom Williams was hanged in Belfast. In the days that followed the IRA attacked the police in Northern Ireland.