Английская Википедия:Bombing of Zagreb in World War II
Шаблон:Short description The bombing of Zagreb in World War II was carried out by the Allies from 1944 until 1945. According to a 1950 census of war victims, a total of 327 people were killed by bombing.Шаблон:Sfn
Over the course of the bombing, the areas of Črnomerec, Borongaj and Pleso were hit the hardest.[1] Borongaj was targeted as a location of a military airfield.[2]
On February 22, 1944, a Dominican monastery was hit by the bombing, resulting in the deaths of eight theology students.Шаблон:Sfn In response to these deaths, archbishop of Zagreb Aloysius Stepinac sent a letter to the British ambassador to the Holy See.[3]
On May 30, 1944, 100 bombs were dropped on Borongaj, each weighing 250 kg.[4]
In 2007 and 2008, unexploded ordnance was found in Maksimir during construction.[5][6] In 2008 a bomb was found in the nearby town of Sveta Nedelja.[7]
Timeline
- February 22, 1944 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[8]
- April 6, 1944 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked, six US aircraft downed.[8]
- May 24, 1944 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[8]
- May 30, 1944 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[8]
- June 30, 1944 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[8]
- July 7, 1944 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[8]
- January 5, 1945 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[8]
- January 19, 1945 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[8]
- February 13, 1945 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[8]
- March 4, 1945 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[8]
- March 12, 1945 – Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[8]
- March 14, 1945 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[8]
References
Bibliography
Шаблон:WWII city bombing Шаблон:Yugoslav Front
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- ↑ Zagreb: Pronađena još jedna bomba iz II. svjetskog rataШаблон:Dead link
- ↑ FOTO: U Maksimiru pronađena još jedna bomba Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 8,00 8,01 8,02 8,03 8,04 8,05 8,06 8,07 8,08 8,09 8,10 8,11 Kit C Carter, Robert Mueller, The Army Air Forces in World War II: Combat Chronology, 1941–1945. DIANE Publishing, 1975