{"product_id":"belfast-blitz-85th-anniversary-enamel-badge","title":"Belfast Blitz 85th Anniversary Enamel Badge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBelfast Blitz 85th Anniversary  Enamel Badge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Belfast Blitz consisted of four German air raids on the city of Belfast, in April and May 1941 the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first was on the night of 7–8 April 1941, a small attack which probably took place only to test Belfast's defences. The next took place on Easter Tuesday, 15 April 1941, when 200 Luftwaffe bombers attacked military and manufacturing targets in the city of Belfast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome 987 people died as a result of the bombing and 1,500 were injured. High explosive bombs predominated in this raid. Apart from those on London, this was the greatest loss of life in any night raid during the Blitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe third raid on Belfast took place over the evening and morning of 4–5 May 1941; 150 were killed. Incendiary bombs predominated in this raid. The fourth and final Belfast raid took place on the following night, 5–6 May. In total over 1,300 houses were demolished, some 5,000 badly damaged, nearly 30,000 slightly damaged while 20,000 required \"first aid repairs\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe Will Remember Them\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e35mm x 30mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eButterfly Attachment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"e24Kjd\"\u003e©ASA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Empire Poppy Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57712731685245,"sku":null,"price":3.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/9353\/5853\/files\/20260117_105700.png?v=1768655666","url":"https:\/\/empirepoppy.store\/products\/belfast-blitz-85th-anniversary-enamel-badge","provider":"Empire Poppy Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}