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The [[Bloody Sunday]] massacre took place in Derry on 30 January 1972 when soldiers from the [[Parachute Regiment]] opened fire on a civil rights march. 13 people died on the day, and a 14th, John Johnston, died later as a result of his injuries.<ref>[http://www.museumoffreederry.org/history-bloody-events.html HISTORY – BLOODY SUNDAY – EVENTS OF THE DAY], Museum of Free Derry, accessed 7 April 2011.</ref> | The [[Bloody Sunday]] massacre took place in Derry on 30 January 1972 when soldiers from the [[Parachute Regiment]] opened fire on a civil rights march. 13 people died on the day, and a 14th, John Johnston, died later as a result of his injuries.<ref>[http://www.museumoffreederry.org/history-bloody-events.html HISTORY – BLOODY SUNDAY – EVENTS OF THE DAY], Museum of Free Derry, accessed 7 April 2011.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==British Army Personnel on Bloody Sunday== | ||
| + | ===Headquarters Northern Ireland=== | ||
| + | *[[Robert Ford]] - [[Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland)]] | ||
| + | ===8th Infantry Brigade=== | ||
| + | *Brigadier [[Patrick MacLellan]] - Commander of [[8th Infantry Brigade]], the Army brigade in charge of the Derry area.<ref>[http://report.bloody-sunday-inquiry.org/volume01/chapter002/ Report of The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 2 - Outline of events before the day], 15 June 2010.</ref> | ||
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
*[http://www.bloody-sunday-inquiry.org/ The Bloody Sunday Inquiry] | *[http://www.bloody-sunday-inquiry.org/ The Bloody Sunday Inquiry] | ||
*[http://www.museumoffreederry.org Museum of Free Derry] | *[http://www.museumoffreederry.org Museum of Free Derry] | ||
| − | + | *[http://www.bloodysundaytrust.org Bloody Sunday Trust] | |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 21:43, 7 May 2011
The Bloody Sunday massacre took place in Derry on 30 January 1972 when soldiers from the Parachute Regiment opened fire on a civil rights march. 13 people died on the day, and a 14th, John Johnston, died later as a result of his injuries.[1]
Contents
British Army Personnel on Bloody Sunday
Headquarters Northern Ireland
8th Infantry Brigade
- Brigadier Patrick MacLellan - Commander of 8th Infantry Brigade, the Army brigade in charge of the Derry area.[2]
External Resources
Notes
- ↑ HISTORY – BLOODY SUNDAY – EVENTS OF THE DAY, Museum of Free Derry, accessed 7 April 2011.
- ↑ Report of The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 2 - Outline of events before the day, 15 June 2010.
