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Clydebank marks blitz 70 years on
2011-03-12 21:32:38
13 March 2011 Last updated at 17:32 Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Clydebank marks blitz 70 years on The blitz killed 528 people and left Clydebank in ruins Continue reading the main story Related Stories New memorial for town blitz dead Picture gallery - Clydebank blitz Project to share wartime memories
Those who died in the Clydebank blitz are being remembered during a series of events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the World War II attack.
Hundreds of Luftwaffe bombers targeted local shipyards and munitions factories on 13 and 14 March 1941.
When the blitz was over, 528 people were dead and the town lay in ruins.
A special memorial service, attended by international figures, was held in Kilbowie St Andrew's Church, Clydebank, at 1400 GMT on Sunday.
Consul General of Germany, Wolgang Moessinger, and Polish Consul General, Dr Tomasz Trafas, joined survivors and invited guests at the service.
West Dunbartonshire Council Provost, Denis Agnew, said: "On this 70th anniversary, we remember not only the hundreds of residents who lost their lives but also the surviving residents whose lives changed forever.
"This memorial service is an important and fitting tribute to all residents of Clydebank and that the survivors of the blitz are remembered for their resilience after the attack and their determination to rebuild their town."
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