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Bombing of Bologna
Part of World War II

An air raid on Bologna in 1943
DateJuly 1943–April 1945
Location
Bologna, Italy
Belligerents
Bombing of Bologna in World War II United Kingdom
Bombing of Bologna in World War II United States
Bombing of Bologna in World War II Kingdom of Italy (1943)
Bombing of Bologna in World War II Italian Social Republic (1943-1945)

During World War II the Italian city of Bologna, the regional capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, suffered nearly a hundred air raids by the Royal Air Force and the USAAF, mostly aimed at disabling its strategically important marshalling yards, used for the movements of German troops and supplies between Northeastern Italy and central Italy. These raids destroyed or damaged almost half of the city, and caused nearly 2,500 victims among its population.

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