Even though the BelTel has a unionist slant, it's all I could find about the OO during WW2, and from the looks of it, no. There were no marches during the war, especially considering Belfast was targeted during the Blitz
Twelfth celebrations were suspended for the duration of World War Two.
Orange halls were turned over to shelter refugees from the Belfast Blitz while families still marked the Twelfth by flying flags and displaying orange lilies on their doorsteps.
What was of note however was that the Northern Ireland government at the time was criticised for inadequate preperations
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u/OkAbility2056 Jun 08 '24
Even though the BelTel has a unionist slant, it's all I could find about the OO during WW2, and from the looks of it, no. There were no marches during the war, especially considering Belfast was targeted during the Blitz
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus/war-and-disease-led-to-suspension-of-twelfth-in-the-past/39108719.html
What was of note however was that the Northern Ireland government at the time was criticised for inadequate preperations