On May 31, 1941, Dublin experienced a disruption when German Heinkel bombers attacked, breaking the peace and highlighting the fragile state of neutrality maintained by Ireland under taoiseach Éamon de Valera since the onset of World War II. Although the German government later suggested the attack was erroneous, it served as a grim reminder to the Irish citizens of the ongoing conflicts and atrocities occurring worldwide, despite their policy of non-involvement in the war.
The German government claimed the Dublin bombing was a mistake, yet for the Irish people, it reiterated the stark realities of war globally.
On May 31, 1941, the German Heinkel bombers broke Dublin's peace, a violation of Ireland's strict policy of neutrality established since 1939.
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