On 31 May 1941, Nazi planes dropped bombs on Dublin, with the loss of 28 lives.

As the Republic of Ireland was neutral during World War Two, this was a major diplomatic incident – interestingly, this happened on more than one occasion.

Since the bombing of Eire by Nazi Germany appears to be a rather obscure area of WWII history, we thought we’d post some newspaper articles that reported on the story just days after this bombing raid took place.

Cornishman – Thursday 05 June 1941

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000331/19410605/094/0008

Cornishman – Thursday 05 June 1941

Image © Northcliffe Media Limited. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000331/19410605/056/0006

Evening Telegraph – Thursday 19 June 1941

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000563/19410619/032/0004