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Re: What was accrington like during the war?
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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
I think there was one incidence of Dublin being bombed; de Valera (the Irish PM) blamed Churchill, claiming he had tricked the Germans into bombing Dublin.
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Dublin was bombed by the Luftwaffe — to persuade Éire to remain neutral, according to some accounts. When Belfast, in Northern Ireland was heavily bombed (Belfast blitz), several fire brigades from Éire assisted in the rescue work. There were claims that the Irish Republican Army aided the Luftwaffe with information and directional flares, but these are not supported by German evidence.
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Participants in World War II
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