Bombing of Zagreb in World War II
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.[1]
Over the course of the bombing, the areas of Črnomerec, Borongaj and Pleso were hit the hardest.[2] Borongaj was targeted as a location of a military airfield.[3]
On February 22, 1944, a Dominican monastery was hit by the bombing, resulting in the deaths of eight theology students.[4] In response to these deaths, archbishop of Zagreb Aloysius Stepinac sent a letter to the British ambassador to the Holy See.[5]
On May 30, 1944, 100 bombs were dropped on Borongaj, each weighing 250 kg.[6]
In 2007 and 2008, unexploded ordnance was found in Maksimir during construction.[7][8] In 2008 a bomb was found in the nearby town of Sveta Nedelja.[9]
Timeline
- February 22, 1944 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[10]
- April 6, 1944 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked, six US aircraft downed.[10]
- May 24, 1944 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[10]
- May 30, 1944 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[10]
- June 30, 1944 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[10]
- July 7, 1944 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[10]
- January 5, 1945 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[10]
- January 19, 1945 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[10]
- February 13, 1945 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[10]
- March 4, 1945 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[10]
- March 12, 1945 – Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[10]
- March 14, 1945 – Fifteenth Air Force attacked.[10]
References
- ^ Karakaš Obradov 2007, p. 75.
- ^ Saša Kosanović (27 January 2004). "Ne može se utvrditi koliko su Hrvata ubili saveznici" [It cannot be determined how many Croats were killed by the Allies]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Savezničko bombardiranje Zagreba (1944.)". 21 February 2021.
- ^ Karakaš Obradov 2007, p. 77.
- ^ "Biografija bl. Alojzija Stepinca" (in Croatian). Roman Catholic Parish of Budaševo, Sisak, Croatia. Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
Stepinac je osudio savezničko bombardiranje hrvatskog kopna 1944., gdje su njemačke snage imale jaka uporišta. U pismu upućenom britanskom veleposlaniku pri Svetoj stolici 7. ožujka 1944. navodi [...]
- ^ Zagreb: Pronađena još jedna bomba iz II. svjetskog rata[permanent dead link]
- ^ FOTO: U Maksimiru pronađena još jedna bomba Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nina Tomljanović; Marko Biočina (2008-01-24). "Mapa bombardiranja Zagreba" [Zagreb bombing map]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ "Pronađena još jedna avionska bomba bez eksploziva" (in Croatian). 14 February 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Kit C Carter, Robert Mueller, The Army Air Forces in World War II: Combat Chronology, 1941–1945. DIANE Publishing, 1975
Bibliography
- Karakaš Obradov, Marica (2007). "Žrtve saveznickih bombardiranja Nezavisne Države Hrvatske u jugoslavenskim popisma žrtava rata (1947., 1950. i 1964.) i hrvatskim žrtvoslovima (1991.-2005.)" (PDF). Polemos (in Croatian). X (20). Croatian Sociological Association and Naklada Jesenski i Turk: 73–83. Retrieved 2020-08-04.